Missing British schoolgirls may be on their way to Syria

LONDON — Police issued an alert Friday for three schoolgirls who they suspect are traveling to Syria to join Islamic State. See also: I was a prisoner of the Islamic State The three close friends, 15-year-old Shamima Begum, 16-year-old Kadiza Sultana and another 15-year-old girl flew from Gatwick Airport to Istanbul on Tuesday, according to police. They were friends with another 15-year-old who travelled to Syria in December The girls were on their half-term school break from Bethnal Green Aca...