(Yle) The Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that Finland is preparing to evacuate two Finnish children from the al-Hol refugee camp in Syria, where relatives of Isis combatants are being held.
The ministry said that to protect the children’s privacy and ensure their safety, it would not provide any public information about them. It has also classified as secret the details of official activities taking place abroad.
Once the children arrive in Finland, they will undergo health checks before being handed over to child welfare officials. Information about municipalities where the returnees will possibly be located or where they might live will not be released publicly either.
