A UK family of Bangladeshi origin who went missing had joined so-called Islamic State (IS) and are 'safer than ever', according to a statement said to be made on their behalf, reports UNB.
The statement, purportedly sent by a member of IS, said it was 'outrageous' to suggest the family had been kidnapped and forced to join the group, reports the BBC.
It called on all Muslims to join them and 'hasten to the obedience of Allah'.
The family from Luton had not been seen since May 17 and includes three children aged between one and 11.
Police have previously said they might have travelled to Syria.
The BBC had not been able to independently verify if the statement, which includes two photographs purportedly of family member Muhammed Abdul Mannan, is genuine.
This picture, sent with the statement, appears to show Mr Mannan.
The missing family is: Muhammed Abdul Mannan (75), and his wife Minera Khatun (53), their daughter Rajia Khanom (21), and sons Muhammad Zayd Hussain (25), Muhammad Toufique Hussain (19), Muhammad Abil Kashem Saker (31) and his wife Sheida Khanam (27), Muhammed Saleh Hussain (26) and his wife Roshanara Begum (24), along with three children, aged between one and 11.
The statement, passed to the BBC by a Briton fighting with IS, said the family had arrived in a land that was "free from corruption and oppression" and had not been "commanded" to join by a single person but by the "Khalifah of the Muslims".
