{"id":3936,"date":"2015-03-01T11:04:34","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T11:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=3936"},"modified":"2015-03-02T11:04:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T11:04:47","slug":"footage-spots-uk-girls-in-turkey-en-route-to-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/footage-spots-uk-girls-in-turkey-en-route-to-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Footage spots UK girls in Turkey en route to Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Shamima\"<\/a>
Images of Shamima Begum and Amira Abase, 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, show them waiting at bus station in Turkey. \u2014 Courtesy: BBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three UK schoolgirls have been spotted in CCTV footage showing them on the Turkish leg of what is believed to have been their journey to join the self-proclaimed Islamic State group in Syria.
\nThe images of Shamima Begum and Amira Abase, 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, show them waiting at Bayrampasa bus station after they flew from from London to Istanbul on Feb. 17.
\nBritain\u2019s Scotland Yard believes the three schoolgirls are now in Syria after crossing the Turkish border.
\nAccording to the BBC, the girls \u201cwaited in the offices of two bus companies at the station, before taking a bus to Urfa, close to the Syrian border, on Feb. 18.
\n\u201cFrom there, they are thought to have been driven to a border crossing point by people smugglers,\u201d the report added.
\n\"Shamima\"<\/a>In the CCTV images, the girls appear calmly composed amid the crowd at the bus station, carrying their luggage and chatting together.
\nAccording to Britain\u2019s Daily Mail, smugglers in the Turkish border town of Akcakale said last week that the girls had already crossed the border using false Syrian IDs and accompanied by a man claiming to be their father.
\nThe trio, who all attended Bethnal Green Academy in east London, had been described as \u201cstraight-A students.\u201d
\nIn recent weeks, their families and friends have launched emotional pleas for their return.<\/p>\n

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