A Filipino woman in Kuwait who was convicted for allegedly pledging allegiance to the Islamic State jihadist group and plotting an attack is receiving legal assistance from the Philippine government.

Citing Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Renato Pedro Villa, Arab News said the 32-year-old woman has told her lawyer to insist that she was a victim in the case.

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