20 July 2014
Bevan Hurley
Kiwi jihadist burns his NZ passport, vows to fight to achieve ‘martyrdom’
A Kiwi with links to al-Qaeda has taken up arms in Syria and says he will fight until he becomes a martyr.
Mark John Taylor has burnt his New Zealand passport and says he has already been involved in fighting for the rebels in the war-torn Middle Eastern country.
It’s the latest journey for the jihadist, who has been arrested in Pakistan, interrogated by security services, and travelled around the globe despite Prime Minister John Key claiming he was under travel restrictions.