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'Missing students may be in Syria'

Two university students who were reported missing in April might have joined Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), police investigations suggest.

Mahmoud Ahmed and his cousin Mohamed Abdulswamed bring to six the number of students suspected to have joined ISIS. The police, who have been tracking down the two, believe the recruiting agent picked them in Nairobi and drove towards Eastleigh, then hit the Nairobi-Nakuru highway before ending up at the Busia border.

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