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Three UK teenagers stopped in Turkey will not face charges | Three UK teenagers stopped in Turkey will not face charges |
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Three teenagers arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after being detained in Turkey will not face charges, police have announced. | Three teenagers arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after being detained in Turkey will not face charges, police have announced. |
The males, two aged 17 and one 19, from north-west London, were reported missing in March amid fears they were planning to travel to Syria. | The males, two aged 17 and one 19, from north-west London, were reported missing in March amid fears they were planning to travel to Syria. |
They were stopped by Turkish officials and arrested on their return to the UK. | They were stopped by Turkish officials and arrested on their return to the UK. |
The teenagers, who have not been named, were bailed while police carried out further inquiries. | The teenagers, who have not been named, were bailed while police carried out further inquiries. |
Scotland Yard said they were all released without charge on Monday 8 June. | Scotland Yard said they were all released without charge on Monday 8 June. |
It is understood they had flown to the Turkish city of Istanbul from Barcelona in Spain. The teenagers were all detained at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport. | |
Their arrests came weeks after an international police hunt was launched to find three London schoolgirls who travelled to Istanbul on their journey to Syria. | Their arrests came weeks after an international police hunt was launched to find three London schoolgirls who travelled to Istanbul on their journey to Syria. |
Shamima Begum, Amira Abase, both 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16 - all from east London - took flights to Istanbul in February, from where it is feared they travelled to join Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria. | Shamima Begum, Amira Abase, both 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16 - all from east London - took flights to Istanbul in February, from where it is feared they travelled to join Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria. |
IS has taken over large swathes of Syria and Iraq, with the aim of establishing a "caliphate", a state ruled by a single political and religious leader according to Islamic law. | IS has taken over large swathes of Syria and Iraq, with the aim of establishing a "caliphate", a state ruled by a single political and religious leader according to Islamic law. |
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