A Labour councillor ’ s son who was caught trying to cross the border into Syria with four young children is believed to be a member of an extremist organisation David Cameron tried to ban . Waheed Ahmed , 21 – the son of councillor Shakil Ahmed , who was photographed with Ed Miliband recently – is said to be a member of the extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir , which advocates a global Muslim caliphate , similar to the one established by Islamic State in Syria and Iraq . Ahmed , a politics student at Manchester University , was arrested by Turkish police at the border town of Reyhanli last week . He was one of a group of nine detained , all from Rochdale , including four children aged from one to 11 . Scroll down for video . Laughing : Waheed Ahmed , 21 , is said to be a member of the extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir , which advocates a global Muslim caliphate , similar to the one established by Islamic State in Syria and Iraq . They may be flown back to Manchester today or tomorrow . A number of well-placed sources have told The Mail on Sunday that Waheed Ahmed became acquainted with members of Hizb ut-Tahrir ( HT ) around a year ago , after which his behaviour began to change , becoming more radical . However , last night , HT ’ s UK chairman , Dr Abdul Waheed , claimed that Waheed Ahmed was not a member of HT . Councillor Ahmed was not responding to phone calls . Rochdale Labour councillor Shakil Ahmed , pictured with Ed Miliband , whose sonwass caught trying to enter rebel-held Syria . Anti-terror police raided four addresses , including that of councillor Shakil Ahmed , last night and this morning . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Waheed Ahmed , last week , caught trying to cross the border into Syria 21 . The student is said to be a member of the extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir . He was arrested by Turkish police at the border town of Reyhanli .