Two 13-Year-Old Children Missing After Setting Off for Quran Course
Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- Two 13-year-old children, B.E. and M.D., are missing after boarding a service to attend a Quran course in Şırnak.
- The children were last seen boarding the bus in Dargeçit and were expected to arrive in Cizre.
- Their families reported them missing after two days of no contact, and police have launched an investigation.
An investigation is underway after two 13-year-old children went missing en route to a Quran course. B.E. and M.D., residents of the Dargeçit district, were put on a service bus by their families early Tuesday morning, heading to Şırnak city for religious education.
The children were reportedly seen boarding the bus around 7:00 AM, with their families expecting them to reach Cizre, a town on the way to Şırnak. However, contact was lost after they were believed to have arrived in Cizre.
After two days without hearing from the children, their concerned families filed a report with the Şırnak Police Department. They expressed deep worry, noting that the children never arrived at their intended Quran course. Police teams have initiated a search operation to locate the missing minors. Authorities are appealing to the public for any information regarding the children's whereabouts.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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