Bin Laden's son rejected by Egypt

Source: Agencies  |   2008-11-10  |     NEWSPAPER EDITION

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EGYPTIAN authorities put one of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden's sons on a plane to Qatar yesterday after denying him entry into the country, a security official at Cairo's airport said.

Omar Osama bin Laden, 27, and his British wife arrived at Cairo International Airport over the weekend after he unsuccessfully tried to seek political asylum in Spain, claiming he would not be safe if he returned to an Arab country. The couple had lived in Egypt for the past year.

Authorities at the airport denied them entry and instead sent them to the Gulf Arab country of Qatar, said the official. It was not known why Egypt denied them entry.

There was no immediate comment from Qatar authorities. It also was unclear why the two had not tried to go to Britain ?? the younger bin Laden's wife, Zaina Alsabah, is a British citizen.


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