UK must do more to stop foreign radicals 'preying' on teenagers - MPs

British MPs on Thursday criticised the government for not doing more to prevent the radicalisation of young Britons and to stop them and other citizens travelling to join jihadist groups in places such as Syria and Iraq. Last month three British teenage girls travelled to Syria where they are thought to have joined Islamic State militants, sparking public recriminations over how they were radicalised and why they had been allowed to travel. A report by an influential parliamentary committee said the government was not engaging with mosques and community groups effectively and criticised the way police, schools and parents shared information on youths considered to be at risk. "Radical groups from abroad are preying on young British citizens through social media to encourage them to travel abroad to join them," said Keith Vaz, chairman of parliament's Home Affairs Committee, which produced the report.