Cairo: Mohamed Fahmy, a Canadian journalist with Al-Jazeera television freed from an Egyptian jail last month after a presidential pardon for broadcasting "false" news, announced Tuesday he was flying home.
"Canadian Ambassador Troy (Lulashnyk) kindly escorted me to the gate at Cairo airport. A glorious end to our battle for freedom!" he tweeted.
An airport security official confirmed that Fahmy had boarded a flight bound for London.
Fahmy, along with colleagues Baher Mohamed and Peter Greste, who was deported at the beginning of the year, were convicted in an August retrial of fabricating "false" news in support of the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
They were sentenced to three years.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned Fahmy, Mohamed and 100 other prisoners last month.
The status of Greste, an Australian, is still unclear.
"Canadian Ambassador Troy (Lulashnyk) kindly escorted me to the gate at Cairo airport. A glorious end to our battle for freedom!" he tweeted.
An airport security official confirmed that Fahmy had boarded a flight bound for London.
They were sentenced to three years.
Advertisement
The status of Greste, an Australian, is still unclear.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Israel Kills Al Jazeera Journalist, Claims He Was "Vital Part Of Hamas' Military Activity" Israel Extends Al Jazeera Ban For Another 45 Days, Cites Security Threat Will Pursue Legal Action "Until The End", Says Al Jazeera After Israel Ban Parents Gave Names Of Interns, Doctors To CBI In Kolkata Horror: Sources How Extreme Weather Is Leading To Rise In Child Marriages In Pakistan Who Is Jasveen Sangha, "Ketamine Queen" Charged With Matthew Perry's Death US Warns Iran Faces "Cataclysmic" Consequences If It Strikes Israel 20 Coaches Of Sabarmati Express Train Derail In UP, No Casualties Two Sisters Returning From Court Run Over By Car In UP: Cops Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.