Austrian girls leave home to ‘fight for Islam’
Published — Tuesday 15 April 2014
Last update 15 April 2014 2:50 am
VIENNA: Austrian police say they are conducting an international search for two teenage girls who left farewell letters announcing plans to “fight for Islam” in Syria.
Police say two identical letters left by the 15- and 16-year olds say “we have gone to Syria to fight for Islam. We will meet in Paradise.”
Both girls come from families who immigrated from Bosnia. Police determined the two flew to the Turkish city of Adana, about 125 km northwest of Aleppo, Syria, before losing track of them. Their parents reported them missing last week.
Police said Monday that Austrian authorities are taking the letters “very seriously.” Police did not identify the two in keeping with Austrian confidentiality rules.
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An opposition fighter trains young women in the Salah al-Din neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, in this Sept. 30, 2013 file photo. (AFP)
Published — Tuesday 15 April 2014
Last update 15 April 2014 2:50 am
VIENNA: Austrian police say they are conducting an international search for two teenage girls who left farewell letters announcing plans to “fight for Islam” in Syria.
Police say two identical letters left by the 15- and 16-year olds say “we have gone to Syria to fight for Islam. We will meet in Paradise.”
Both girls come from families who immigrated from Bosnia. Police determined the two flew to the Turkish city of Adana, about 125 km northwest of Aleppo, Syria, before losing track of them. Their parents reported them missing last week.
Police said Monday that Austrian authorities are taking the letters “very seriously.” Police did not identify the two in keeping with Austrian confidentiality rules.
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