British teenagers back in UK on bail after being arrested en route to Syria

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LONDON — Three British teenagers who were stopped and arrested in Turkey while attempting to travel to Syria have been returned to the UK and released on bail.

Two boys aged 17 from north west London and a man aged 19 were flown back Saturday night, according to the Metropolitan Police. The trio were arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command (CTC) on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts.

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Officers alerted the Turkish authorities who intercepted all three of them. They were acting on a tip-off from the younger teenagers' parents, according to reports. Read more...

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