London schoolgirl who flew to Syria to join IS 'feared dead'

One of three schoolgirls who left east London last year to join so-called Islamic State (IS) is believed to have been killed in an air strike in Syria, her family solicitor has said.

Tasnime Akunjee told BBC Newsnight: "Every effort was made from the very beginning to try and avoid this fateful news".

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