Spain: Son of Osama bin Laden deported

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Source: CNN

MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- One of Osama bin Laden's sons has left Spain after he was denied asylum in the country, an Interior Ministry spokeswoman told CNN Saturday.

Omar bin Laden left Madrid Saturday afternoon en route to Cairo, Egypt, she said. The ministry did not divulge why his request was denied.

Spain's decision came after bin Laden appealed the country's initial decision Wednesday to deny him asylum. The man, who is married to a British citizen, previously was denied asylum in Britain. He holds a Saudi passport.

Bin Laden, who is in his late 20s, stepped off a plane from Cairo at Madrid's Barajas International Airport during a stopover late Monday and informed authorities that he planned to request asylum, the spokeswoman said.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/08/osama.son.spain/index.html

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Omar bin Laden pictured earlier this year during a television interview in Rome, Italy.

[msongs]

1. bush loves the bin laden clan, maybe this guy can live in texas nt

[Haole Girl]

4. Isn't Charles Manson in California? Maybe California can take him.

:hide:

[breakingnewz]

2. Sounds fair to me

If he didn't meet the necessary requirements to remain in the country the sensible thing to do was deporting him, in my view.

[Haole Girl]

3. This does not surprise me one bit

In fact, I thought it was ignorant of Omar bin Laden to think he could get asylum in Spain.

[curse of greyface]

5. Is he the guy who dated Britney Spears for a while? NT

[Kalifornia.Kid]

6. They'll keep the lights on at the Tora Bora Motel 6.

[agincourt]

7. He is actually a supporter of peace and non-violence

I don't think the son should be held accountable for the heinous atrocities of the father. When someone breaks with the family "tradition" for world peace, I think it should be recognized as being a good thing until he does otherwise. I don't think genetics should define a human being.

[salbi]

8. I've seen interviews with him, he has broke off relations with his father

From the interviews I have seen, he does seem to want peace, and does not approve of his father's actions.