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Mother Arrested After Syria Travel Fears

Mother Arrested After Syria Travel Fears

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction after she was stopped by police at Luton Airport.

Zahera Tariq, 33, was arrested at 7.45pm on Thursday as she was entering the UK from a flight from Istanbul, Turkey.

Her four children, who were travelling with her, were taken into police protection.

Police say the woman and her children were reported missing from their home in Waltham Forest last week.

They were last seen on 25 August boarding a flight to Amsterdam from London City Airport.

Due to concerns that she was intending to travel to Syria with the children, officers from SO15 issued a public appeal for information on their whereabouts over the weekend.

Officers subsequently received official confirmation on Tuesday that they had been detained by Turkish authorities.