The girls' parents were first alerted when their school called to inform them that their children had not reported to class. The father of two of the girls, Ali Farah, saw that his daughter's passports were missing along with $2,000 cash. He immediately called the FBI saying he thought they were on their way to Turkey.
German authorities intercepted the trio (ages 15, 16, 17) in Frankfurt; they were put on a plane back to the United States where FBI agents took them into custody... they were questioned and released.
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