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6 Canadians kids coming home from Syrian camp, mom won’t join them

Mom is out of the camp, officials believe she poses security risk says lawyer
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Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon speaks to reporters outside the courthouse in Ottawa, Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. Six children, but not their Canadian mother, will be repatriated to Canada from a detention camp in Syria. Greenspon, who represents the mother, says Global Affairs Canada is planning the return of the children, who are between the ages of five and 12. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Six children, but not their Canadian mother, will be repatriated to Canada from a detention camp in Syria.

Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon, who represents the mother, says Global Affairs Canada is planning the return of the children, who are between the ages of five and 12.

He says the government is working with the Polarization Clinic in Montreal, which supports families affected by radicalization.

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