Turkey extradites 3 British teenage boys heading for jihad in Syria

Two 17-year old boys and a 19-year old from northwest London were detained in Istanbul trying to cross into Syria to join ISIS. Turkey deported them to the UK Sunday where they have been detained by the London police and accused of preparing acts of terrorism. Earlier this month, three young British schoolgirls were able to reach Syria through Turkey to join the Islamic State. The Turkish authorities were accused of not cooperating to prevent their passage.

 

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