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Teen thought to be youngest British suicide bomber

The family of British 17-year-old Talha Asmal have expressed "grief" over reports that he has been killed while with Islamic State in Iraq.

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Family friend: Community grieves with family of Talha Asmal

Talha Asmal Credit: ITV News

Family friend Shahid Malik said a community was grieving today after news that 17-year-old Talha Asmal has been reportedly killed while with Islamic State in Iraq.

The local community grieves with them today, Ebrahim (the father) and the family's world has been shattered in the cruellest of ways and one which no family should ever have to experience.

Talha was a truly sweet-natured, helpful, respectful and friendly kid and it is incredibly difficult to reconcile this Talha with the suicide-bomber at an Iraqi oil installation.

– Shahid Malik, former MP for Dewsbury

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