British police said on
Tuesday they believed that three London schoolgirls who travelled to Turkey and
are thought to be trying to join militant Sunni Islamist group Islamic State,
have now crossed into Syria.
Friends Amira Abase, 15,
Shamima Begum, 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, flew to Istanbul from London on Feb.
17.
"Officers ...
leading the investigation into the three missing schoolgirls from east London,
now have reason to believe that they are no longer in Turkey
and have crossed into Syria," police said in a statement.
They gave no further
details but said they continued to work closely with Turkish authorities on the
investigation.
The girls' plight has
prompted widespread concern in Britain, with Prime Minister David Cameron
urging social media firms to do more to deal with online extremism saying the
girls appeared to have been radicalised "in their bedrooms".
He also said airlines
needed new systems to vet children travelling alone.
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