British student who took photo from plane faces Egypt spying trial
 

Muhammed Fathi Abulkasem, 19, from Manchester accused of photographing military helicopter

A 19-year-old British student is facing trial in Egypt for spying, after being accused of taking a photograph of a military helicopter, his family says.

Muhammed Fathi Abulkasem was detained on arrival at Alexandria airport, on Egypt’s north coast, after he took a photograph out of the window of the plane that included a military helicopter.

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