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Ahmed al-Najdi: Egypt to free Al Jazeera journalist, lawyer says

Samir al-Bagoury, a lawyer for Ahmed al-Najdi, said Egypt's Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) has decided to release the journalist [File: Hussein Malla/AP Photo]

Egypt’s Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) has decided to release Ahmed al-Najdi, an Al Jazeera journalist who has been detained since August 2020, according to his lawyer Samir al-Bagoury.

Al-Najdi is a journalist with Al Jazeera Mubasher, the live TV unit of the Qatar-based network.

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