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Children Of Canadians Need Rescue From Syria, Group Tells Federal Government

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 30 Oct, 2018 12:48 PM
    OTTAWA — A group representing Canadians being detained in Syria is urging the federal government to work for the release of several Canadian infants and children under the age of six held there.
     
     
    Global News has reported that at least 13 Canadians — three alleged terrorists, their wives and children — are currently being detained in Syria.
     
     
    The group includes Jack Letts, who was dubbed “Jihadi Jack” by the U.K. media. His father John joined two organizations on Parliament Hill today calling for the release of the Canadians.
     
     
    In a letter to Canadian MPs, John Letts has said his son is a "naive young person who went to Syria hoping to help create a peaceful, utopian Muslim state'' and who wound up trapped when Islamic terrorists took control of exit points.
     
     
    Alexandra Bain, the director of Families Against Violent Extremism, said the children are facing the outbreak of disease and a harsh winter and the Canadian government has a duty to protect its citizens.
     
     
    Bain said all those imprisoned in Syria should be vetted by Canadian authorities and it is possible some may face charges for their activities abroad.

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