Spy suspected of helping British schoolgirls join IS

A foreign spy has been detained on suspicion of helping three British schoolgirls travel to Syria to join Islamic State (IS), according to reports.

Turkish foreign minister Mehmet Cavusoglu has told reporters that the detained suspect works for the intelligence agency of a country that is part of the US-led coalition against IS.

Cavusoglu did not identify the country but said it was not the US or a member of the EU.