Australian nurse accused of assisting IS arrested at Sydney airport

Australian nurse accused of assisting IS arrested at Sydney airport

Sydney, July 25 : An Australian nurse accused of giving medical assistance to the Islamic State militant group fighting in Syria has been arrested and will appear in a Sydney court on Saturday, police said. The man has been identified by government officials as Adam Brookman. A police statement said a 39-year-old Australian man had been arrested on arrival at Sydney airport on Friday over “his alleged involvement in the conflict in Syria”. A police spokeswoman confirmed the warrant related to Brookman, a father of five who has told Australian media that he went to Syria on a humanitarian mission. “The man voluntarily surrendered himself to Turkish officials in Turkey on Tuesday, 21 July,” the police statement said. Australia is on high alert for attacks by radicalised Muslims, including home-grown militants returning from fighting in the Middle East.

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