Six Maldivians reported as latest to travel for jihad, taking one-year-old infant
06 Jan 2015, 5:23 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
A group of six Maldivians have travelled to Turkey to join the Syrian civil war, local media have reported.
The six Maldivians include three men, two women and a one-year-old infant, Haveeru, Sun, Vaguthu and CNM have reported. The six reportedly left the Maldives in December.
A police spokesperson said the case is under investigation.
Last month, Home Minister Umar Naseer reported that there are more than seven Maldivians fighting in foreign civil wars.
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