article_snippet: Three British teenage jihadists were in custody last night after a dramatic security operation stopped Three British teenage jihadists joining Islamic State fighters in Syria.
article_snippet: A pair of 17-year-old schoolboys and a 19-year-old man were intercepted in Turkey after A pair of 17-year-old schoolboys and a 19-year-old man parents realised A pair of 17-year-old schoolboys and a 19-year-old man had fled to join the terrorist group.
article_snippet: A pair of 17-year-old schoolboys and a 19-year-old man dialled 999 and British police quickly tipped off A pair of 17-year-old schoolboys and a 19-year-old man Turkish counterparts.
article_snippet: Officials swooped on the terrorist group within minutes of the terrorist group flight touching down in Istanbul.
article_snippet: The three were brought back to Britain where they were questioned at a high-security London police station on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism.
article_snippet: But last night they were released on bail.
article_snippet: A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'they have been bailed to return to a central London police station pending further inquiries.'
article_snippet: Investigators hope to discover how Investigators planned to reach the war zone and why Investigators decided to try to do so.
article_snippet: The case highlights the difficult balancing act the security services face in dealing with would-be jihadists desperate to sign up to the militant Islamist cause.