Woman cleared of funding jihadists in Syria

A young woman who tried to smuggle cash in her knickers on a flight to Turkey beamed as she walked free from court after she was dramatically cleared of funding jihadists in Syria.

But her friend who allegedly asked her to be a “trusted courier” for the money collapsed in tears in the dock as she heard she was found guilty of the offence in the first prosecution of its kind.

The Old Bailey heard Nawal Msaad, 27, attempted to take the stash of €20,000 in rolled-up notes on a flight to Istanbul from Heathrow in January.