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Sunday, June 28, 2015
12 medical students feared to have joined IS
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTwelve students including British, Canadian, Sudanese and US citizens are feared to have traveled from Khartoum to Turkey to try to join the Islamic State (IS) group, their university’s dean tells AFP Sunday.
Another group of British students of Sudanese origin from the same private University of Medical Sciences and Technology traveled to Turkey in March and it is believed they crossed into Syria.
“We confirmed reports from multiple parties that 12 medical students at the university left for Turkey on Friday,” dean Dr. Ahmed Babikir tells AFP.
— AFP
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