4 Oct 2021

Canadian citizen charged in US with being a member of ISIS

From First Up, 5:06 am on 4 October 2021

We'll be heading round the country to give you an update on the covid-19 situation here in Aotearoa. But first, we'll head to North America where a Canadian citizen has been charged in the USA with being a member of ISIS. Saudi-born Mohammed Khalifa is accused of being "the voice behind the violence" by providing English narration on 15 ISIS propaganda videos. Ellie Jay spoke with our correspondent in Canada, Laura McQuillan.