Three family members stranded in Sudan arrive safely back in Malaysia


Junaidah Selamat (third from right) speaking to Wisma Putra officials after arriving back in Malaysia. With her are her two children who escaped with her - Juliana (left) and Mohamad Ashraf. Also present is Junaidah's oldest son Ahmad Ashraf who has been in Malaysia and has just completed a his studies at a local tertiary education institute. - Photo: Bernama

SEPANG: A Malaysian mother and her two children who were trapped in the Al Gaza region of Sudan for 22 days due to the conflict in in the country, arrived home on Sunday (May 7).

Junaidah Selamat, 49, and her children, Mohamad Ashraf, 18, and daughter Juliana Ashraf, 23, arrived at the KL International Airport (KLIA) here via Saudia flight SV842 which landed at 4.15am Sunday.

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