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British pair who travelled to Syria admit terror charges
Source: BBC
8 July 2014 Last updated at 16:13 GMT
British pair who travelled to Syria admit terror charges
Two British men who went to Syria to join rebel fighters have pleaded guilty to terrorism charges.
Nahin Ahmed and Yusuf Sarwar, both 22 and from Birmingham, admitted preparing to carry out terrorist acts.
They spent eight months in Syria and were arrested by West Midlands Police's counter-terrorism unit at Heathrow Airport on their return in January.
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Police believe Ahmed and Sarwar fought with the al-Nusra Front, which is a jihadist group affiliated with al-Qaeda.
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British pair who travelled to Syria admit terror charges
Two British men who went to Syria to join rebel fighters have pleaded guilty to terrorism charges.
Nahin Ahmed and Yusuf Sarwar, both 22 and from Birmingham, admitted preparing to carry out terrorist acts.
They spent eight months in Syria and were arrested by West Midlands Police's counter-terrorism unit at Heathrow Airport on their return in January.
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Police believe Ahmed and Sarwar fought with the al-Nusra Front, which is a jihadist group affiliated with al-Qaeda.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-28212679
