taxman   12 #1 Posted February 20, 2015 Three missing east London schoolgirls are feared to be travelling to Syria via Turkey, police say.  Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and an unnamed 15-year-old, who are all pupils at Bethnal Green Academy, flew from Gatwick to Istanbul on Tuesday, during their half-term break.   Aren't there rules about unaccompanied minors boarding planes? Surely they should have been stopped at Gatwick as soon as their passports were checked. In fact, how were they even able to buy tickets? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tzijlstra   11 #2 Posted February 20, 2015 Different for each carrier. BA allows children 15 and under to be accompanied by someone 16 or over. I flew as a 14 year old lad with my 12 year old brother back in the nineties, I think that was with KLM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   303 #3 Posted February 20, 2015 They probably flew Turkish air, so whats their policy on children?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
souShofsheff   10 #4 Posted February 20, 2015 Don't know if they actur inderstand their attitude to women. ..... anyway they won't last long before they are beheaded Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nikita   10 #5 Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) Just seen pictures of them going through customs so proud and heads held high..Fast foreward a couple of months and they will be begging to come back to the uk just like the other one tareena shakil. Edited February 20, 2015 by nikita Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
puisseguin   10 #6 Posted February 20, 2015 Don't know if they actur inderstand their attitude to women. ..... anyway they won't last long before they are beheaded  They're probably married by now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RollingJ Â Â 2,002 #7 Posted February 20, 2015 Just seen pictures of them going through customs so proud and heads held high..Fast foreward a couple of months and they will be begging to come back to the uk just like the other one tareena shakil. Â Ah - so it was a 'staged' stunt then? Why do we give the individuals who use these kids the oxygen of publicity? Â If our press either reported these incidents correctly - or preferably not at all - the poor used individuals would probably cease to be used as cannon-fodder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nikita   10 #8 Posted February 20, 2015 well they seemed quite happy to be there, didnt see any force.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RollingJ Â Â 2,002 #9 Posted February 20, 2015 well they seemed quite happy to be there, didnt see any force.. Â It was still staged for someones benefit - and you don't have to be stood over someone with a gun to make them feel scared. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nikita   10 #10 Posted February 20, 2015 It was still staged for someones benefit - and you don't have to be stood over someone with a gun to make them feel scared.  what going through scanners at customs was staged..i find thet hard to believe.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RollingJ Â Â 2,002 #11 Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) what going through scanners at customs was staged..i find thet hard to believe.. Â Apologies nikita - that'll teach me to check links. Â I'm still interested to find out who thought to tell the BBC about this, and why? Â Thousands of people pass through airports, and only the people themselves know where they are going. Â They were not carrying big banners saying 'we are going to Syria to join IS' or were they?? Â Ooops - read the full post, RollingJ . Â Who alerted the police? Edited February 20, 2015 by RollingJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
charmer   10 #12 Posted February 20, 2015 It was still staged for someones benefit - and you don't have to be stood over someone with a gun to make them feel scared.  So they aren't really going to Syria at all? It is an elaborate trick ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...