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A Syrian man who spent over six months inside Kuala Lumpur's airport terminal has now reportedly been offered refuge in Canada.

Hassan Al Kontar, 36, documented his life living in the tiny arrivals area of Kuala Lumpur's budget airport on Twitter.

He explained how he relied on two meals a day of chicken and rice from airlines.

On Monday, he announced on his Twitter account that he was headed for Canada despite being detained two months ago and taken to a immigration detention centre.

It was feared that he would be sent back to Syria from Malaysia however he told his followers: "the past is no longer with us. What is important is today and tomorrow."

"Today I am in Taiwan international airport and tomorrow I will be reaching my final destination, Vancouver, Canada.

"For the last eight years, it was a hard, long journey, for the last ten months it was hard. I could not do it without the support without you and I could not do it without my family, my Canadian friends, my lawyer, thank you all.

"I will keep you updated."

Thousands of people signed a petition for Mr Al Kontar to be granted asylum.

He is from Damascus and had been living in the UAE when war broke out in Syria.

He was unable to renew his passport as he had not done his compulsory military service.

He overstayed his visa and was arrested.

But in 2017, he was able to get a new passport before he was deported to Malaysia.

After attempts to get to Turkey and Cambodia, he ended up back in the arrivals hall of Kuala Lumpur International Airport where he resided for over six months.

His plight gained media attention as people compared his story to the Tom Hanks film The Terminal.

During his time at the airport, Mr Al Kontar was helped by a group who were attempting to get him asylum in Canada.

The group filed a refugee sponsorship application to Canada on his behalf in April. However the processing time can take up to 23 months.

Canada's Caring Society started a petition to allow him to go to Canada on humanitarian grounds until his application is processed.

In a statement to the Standard, the group confirmed that Mr al Kontar has been resettled in Canada.

Laurie Cooper, a volunteer with Canada Caring Society said: "We are so relieved that Hassan will be coming to Canada. It is a unique and very difficult situation. We are really grateful to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and to the Canadian officials who worked so hard to resolve Hassan's predicament.

"We are proud that Canada was willing to step up and help Hassan when so many countries around the world are closing their doors to refugees."

Mr al Kontar will arrive in Vancouver later on Monday.