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- 1Shamima Begum's schoolfriend arrested over suspected terrorism link▼Shamima Begum’s schoolfriend arrested in suspected link t...
A former schoolfriend of Shamima Begum, the British woman who joined Islamic State in Syria as a teenager, has been arrested in connection with a suspected terrorism-related offence. The arrest revives attention to the Bethnal Green schoolgirls' case a decade on, with reports noting investigators are examining the suspected links. Details of the allegations and the person's identity have not been fully confirmed.
- 2London schoolgirl who recruited Shamima Begum for Isis reported alive after arrest▼London schoolgirl who recruited Shamima Begum for Isis 'found to be alive after terror plot arrest'
A London schoolgirl who recruited Shamima Begum to join Isis is reported to have been found alive after an arrest connected to a terror plot. The woman, previously believed dead, was said to have played a key role in radicalising Begum before her departure to Syria in 2015 as one of the Bethnal Green schoolgirls. Details of the arrest and the alleged plot have not been fully confirmed.