Terror suspects 'recruited to fight holy war'

The families and friends of three British citizens detained in Afghanistan by US authorities tonight spoke of their shock amid fears that the men were recruited to fight a holy war by an extremist Muslim group.

Relatives of Shafiq Rasul, Asif Iqbal and Ruhal Ahmed, who all attended the same school in Tipton, West Midlands, insisted that the trio were innocent and called for them to be returned to Britain.