THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: An NHS trained doctor is suspected of being part of a British-led jihadist kidnap group in Syria that includes up to 15 young people from the UK.
Shajul Islam, 26, appeared in court yesterday charged with his role in the gang which kidnapped and injured British photographer John Cantlie and Dutch journalist Jeroen Oerlemans in July this year.
Islam, from Stratford, east London, has a first-class degree in biochemistry and trained to be a doctor at St Bartholomew's and a University of London hospital.
He was arrested last week at Heathrow Airport and charged with a terrorism offence after arriving with his wife and one-year-old daughter.
He is accused of being part of an extremist group that kept Mr Cantlie and Mr Oerlemans captive for around a week in the war-torn state in the summer. » | Tom Whitehead, Security Editor | Wednesday, October 17, 2012
