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One of Osama Bin Laden's sons is in Qatar after being deported from Egypt and Spain following failed asylum bids. | |
Omar Bin Laden, 27, has said he does not share his father's views and has not seen him since 2000. | |
His British wife, Zaina Alsabah Bin Laden (formerly Jane Felix-Browne) said their condemnation of al-Qaeda had put their lives in danger in the Mid-East. | |
Their legal status in Qatar was not known. They have also been unsuccessful in securing British visas. | |
Mr Bin Laden, one of the al-Qaeda leader's 19 sons, made his claim for asylum in Madrid during a stopover on a flight from Egypt to Morocco with his 52-year-old wife. | |
We have finally found somewhere where we can stay and we thank the government - we cannot thank them enough Zaina Alsabah Bin Laden | |
He said the petition was rejected due to "insufficient evidence of danger or threat to [his] life". An appeal against the ruling is also believed to have been rejected. | He said the petition was rejected due to "insufficient evidence of danger or threat to [his] life". An appeal against the ruling is also believed to have been rejected. |
The couple were then barred from entering Egypt, where they have lived for the past year. It was not known why Egypt denied them entry. | |
Officials at Cairo airport said the pair were deported to Qatar, where Mr Bin Laden, who has Saudi nationality, should normally have the right to live. | |
"We have finally found somewhere where we can stay and we thank the government. We cannot thank them enough," Mr Bin Laden's wife was quoted by AFP news agency as saying. | |
Omar Bin Laden, a metals trader, says he has urged his father to give up violence and has not seen him for eight years. | |
Mrs Bin Laden says his life is in danger because he "stands up and asks for peace", and that Spain is their "only chance of surviving". |