Somalia safer than London? Teenagers sent to Africa as knife crimes surge in UK

British teenagers of Somali heritage are being sent to Africa by their parents to avoid the rising threat of knife crime in the UK.

The east African nation itself has a reputation for being one of the most dangerous countries in the world - with the UK Foreign Office warning not to travel there because of the threat of terrorist attacks and kidnapping.

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