Japan student suspected of trying to join Islamic State
 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo police are investigating the possibility that a Japanese student tried to travel to Syria to join Islamic State, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday, as the United States carries out air strikes on militant targets. Suga did **t elaborate, but the Asahi Shimbun daily said police questioned a 26-year-old man, taking leave of absence from Hokkaido University in **rth Japan, about plans to go to Syria to join Islamic State as a fighter. "I am aware police conducted a search based on the criminal law. ...

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