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Son of Osama bin Laden deported from France, barred from returning
11:52 CAT | 08 Oct 2024
FILE - Mr Omar bin Laden, fourth son of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, with his British wife Zaina. [File photo: AP]
A son of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has been deported from France, where he lived for years painting landscapes in a Normandy village, and barred from returning after posting comments on social media deemed to have glorified terrorism.
Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said he signed an order banning Mr Omar bin Laden from France. He gave no details about the timing of the deportation or where Mr bin Laden was sent.
Mr bin Laden had previously been deported.
“Mr bin Laden, who has lived in the Orne region for several years as the spouse of a British national, posted comments on his social networks in 2023 that glorified terrorism,” Mr Retailleau said on social media platform X.
“The administrative ban ensures that Mr bin Laden cannot return to France for any reason whatsoever.”
Mr bin Laden could not immediately be reached for comment.
According to local weekly newspaper Le Publicateur Libre, Mr bin Laden caught the attention of the French authorities over a social media post on the birthday of his father, who was killed by US forces in 2011.
Reuters was not immediately able to locate the social media post.
The paper reported in July 2023 that police searched for Mr bin Laden in the village of Domfort, Normandy.
Source: Reuters
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