Hassan Munshi (17), is believed to have eloped from the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury to Syria last week. He has become the latest young British Muslims to have left their families and home for the jihadist revolt.
Hassan Munshi's brother, Hammaad Munshi was 15 years old when he was arrested by counterterrorism police in 2006. He was later convicted for his role in a plot to murder non-Muslims.
Their grandfather, Yakub Munshi is a esteemed Islamic scholar in Dewsbury. It is said that he was the driving force behind the creation of Dewsbury's first Sharia court; he is also the head of a mosque.
Hassan Munshi and his friend, Talha Asmal have been missing for many days. When their families were unable to make contact with their mobile phones, they grew worried and informed the police.
Claims suggest that Talha Asmal had informed his family that he would be away for a few days on a school trip.
There were warnings which appeared last week, indicating that the Easter holidays will provide a “window of opportunity” for many young radicalised Muslims who want to escape Britain.
There were efforts to trace the two teenage boys, with focus on the Turkish side of the Syrian border. However, the British authorities believe that they both are now in Syria.
The families of the two teenagers are distraught. The Munshi family believe that Hassan was not at risk of being groomed and radicalised online by Islamist radicals because they kept close tabs on his use of the internet.
Hassan's elder brother, Hammaad was a GCSE student when he was arrested for having two bags of ball bearings, often used as shrapnel by suicide bomber. In 2008, he was sentenced to two years in a young offender institution. He was the youngest terrorist convicted of bomb plot.
