Malaysian studying in Egypt first to face charges for supporting al-Qaeda


Facing charges: Hidayat being escorted to the Sessions Court in Sepang.

SEPANG: A Malaysian college student in Egypt has become the first person to be charged in court with supporting a terror cell under al-Qaeda.

Mohamad Hidayat Azman, 19, a student of Kolej Markaz Salam, Hayyu Asyir, Cairo, is alleged to have entered Syria and become a member of the Jund Al Aqsa terrorist group.

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