16 Feb 2021

New Zealand-born ISIS bride detained in Turkey

From Lately, 10:30 pm on 16 February 2021

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has lashed out at Australia for dumping responsibility for a woman and two young children detained at the Turkish border on New Zealand. The 26-year-old detainee - described by the Turkish government as an Islamic State terrorist - was caught trying to enter Turkey illegally from Syria. Karyn speaks with Dr Marnie Lloydd who is a lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Victoria University of Wellington.

A 26-year-old New Zealand citizen, right, and two children were taken to court at Hatay under security measures. Turkye's Ministry of National Defence said they tried to enter from Syria illegally.

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