Pair sentenced after handing over cash to Brussels airport attack suspect

Two men have been jailed today (Monday 12 December) for funding terrorism after handing over cash to a Brussels bomb suspect.Mohammed Ali Ahmed was sentenced to eight years and Zakaria Boufassil was given three years.Zakaria Boufassil was convicted last Tuesday (6 Dec) following a trial at Kingston Crown Court where the jury heard details of how he, with Mohammed Ali Ahmed, arranged and carried out a meeting with Brussels bomb suspect Mohammed Abrini in a Small Heath park. Between 9 and 16