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Three women who were among 13 Australians returning home from Syria were arrested at airports on Thursday on allegations of slavery and terrorism inside ISIS group’s former so-called caliphate, police said.The four women and nine children, who have spent years in Roj Camp in the Syrian desert, landed on two Qatar Airways flights from Doha Thursday, a day after the Australian government announced their intention to return.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Stephen Nutt, the Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner for Counter Terrorism, said a 53-year-old woman who arrived at Melbourne Airport would be charged by Friday with four crimes against humanity including possessing a slave and engaging in slave trading. He said a 31-year-old woman, who also landed in Melbourne, would be charged with two slavery offenses. Each offense carried a potential maximum penalty of 25 years in prison, Nutt said.A third woman, a 32-year-old who
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