Concern in Britain as Schoolgirls Seek to Join Islamic State

LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain said Saturday that the country’s authorities would do everything they could to help three British schoolgirls who were believed to be traveling to Syria to join the Islamic State militant group.

European officials say they are increasingly concerned by reports about Western Muslims who have shown an interest in joining radical Islamic groups in Syria and Iraq, including young women who want to either fight for groups like Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, or become the wives of jihadists.

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