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| The Cheshire grandmother who married Osama bin Laden's son is divorcing him over fears they will be murdered. | The Cheshire grandmother who married Osama bin Laden's son is divorcing him over fears they will be murdered. |
| Jane Felix-Browne, 51, from Moulton, near Northwich, married Omar Osama Bin Laden, 27, in July, after romance blossomed during a holiday in Egypt. | Jane Felix-Browne, 51, from Moulton, near Northwich, married Omar Osama Bin Laden, 27, in July, after romance blossomed during a holiday in Egypt. |
| At the time the ex-parish councillor said she married him for love and did not care about his family's background. | At the time the ex-parish councillor said she married him for love and did not care about his family's background. |
| But she said there were now "two very very serious issues that have threatened our lives and our liberty". | But she said there were now "two very very serious issues that have threatened our lives and our liberty". |
| Saudi Arabian-born Osama bin Laden is one of the world's most wanted men, with a $25m (£12.5m) bounty from the US government on his head. | Saudi Arabian-born Osama bin Laden is one of the world's most wanted men, with a $25m (£12.5m) bounty from the US government on his head. |
| I know from who the threats have come but I'm not prepared to say Jane Felix-Browne | I know from who the threats have come but I'm not prepared to say Jane Felix-Browne |
| The leader of the terrorist group al-Qaeda has been implicated in the 11 September attacks on New York and Washington DC in 2001, as well as the 7 July London bombings in 2005. | The leader of the terrorist group al-Qaeda has been implicated in the 11 September attacks on New York and Washington DC in 2001, as well as the 7 July London bombings in 2005. |
| His son Omar, who Ms Felix-Browne met while horse riding last September, is the Cheshire woman's sixth husband. | His son Omar, who Ms Felix-Browne met while horse riding last September, is the Cheshire woman's sixth husband. |
| He was also on holiday in Egypt when the pair met. A relationship developed and within seven months they were married. | He was also on holiday in Egypt when the pair met. A relationship developed and within seven months they were married. |
| Ms Felix-Browne said on Wednesday that the marriage was not over as far as she was concerned. | Ms Felix-Browne said on Wednesday that the marriage was not over as far as she was concerned. |
| "We have had to get divorced because of threats from two major sources in Saudi Arabia," she said. | "We have had to get divorced because of threats from two major sources in Saudi Arabia," she said. |
| Omar is believed not to have seen his father since 2000 | |
| "I know from who the threats have come but I'm not prepared to say. | "I know from who the threats have come but I'm not prepared to say. |
| "The threats are not from the general public, not from the government." | "The threats are not from the general public, not from the government." |
| She added: "I have been living with my husband, it is a very happy marriage. | She added: "I have been living with my husband, it is a very happy marriage. |
| "We are both deeply in love. Very very happy, did not want to be forced into this divorce. | "We are both deeply in love. Very very happy, did not want to be forced into this divorce. |
| "It is against Islam to be forced into any divorce and as far as I am concerned this divorce will never stand up in a Sharia court." | "It is against Islam to be forced into any divorce and as far as I am concerned this divorce will never stand up in a Sharia court." |
| She described her husband as her best friend. "We have an awful lot in common," she said. | She described her husband as her best friend. "We have an awful lot in common," she said. |
| "We love the deserts. We are both pretty religious. We have a fantastic time. | "We love the deserts. We are both pretty religious. We have a fantastic time. |
| "The threats have put an end to my marriage but we will re-marry." | "The threats have put an end to my marriage but we will re-marry." |