Student wins young scientist award

SOMALIA-BORN Abdusalam Abubakar, who found a way to crack the encryption system used by banks and the military to keep information secure, is this year’s BT Young Scientist of the Year.

The 16-year-old student is now looking for a more powerful computer to see how good his system is.

Abdusalam moved to Ireland two years ago to join his father who has been living in the country since 1999.