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ERZİNCAN - In the province of Erzincan, Turkey, 21 Afghan children have disappeared from a state shelter.

The Children's Support Center in the province of Erzincan is under the administration of the Ministry of Family and Social Policies. 21 Afghan children staying in the shelter have now been missing for 11 days.

The local press has claimed that the children joined Daesh. Meanwhile, the governor has issued a statement saying that the children left the country to work or go to Western countries. However, the local police have issued an alert stating that the children may be "used in terror attacks."

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