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UK police arrest six at port on Syria-related offences

British police said on April 4 they had arrested six people at the southern English port of Dover on suspicion of terrorism offences related to the ongoing conflict in Syria.

The five men and one woman, all aged in their 20s, were detained on April 3 morning in the departure zone of the port, West Midlands police said.

US-based car rental company enters Turkish market

Zipcar, a U.S.-based car rental company, has entered the Turkish market in cooperation with a prominent auto firm to provide car-sharing services to Istanbulites.

Speaking at a press conference, Massimo Marsili, the firm's head of European operations, said on April 2 Zipcar was excited to enter the Turkish market.

UK politician: Son among Syria-bound Britons held in Turkey

A local politician in Britain has stated that his son is one of nine Britons arrested in Turkey for allegedly trying to enter Syria.

Shakil Ahmed, a Labour Party councilor in Rochdale, northwest England, said on April 2 that he had thought his university student son was in Birmingham, England. Ahmed said he was "shocked, worried and extremely upset" to learn that he was in Turkey.

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