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Osama bin Laden's family due to be deported to Saudi Arabia
Source: Associated Press
Osama bin Laden's family due to be deported to Saudi Arabia
Pakistan hopes chapter on al-Qaida leader's death in US raid will
close with departure of three widows and nine children
Associated Press in Islamabad
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 17 April 2012 14.08 BST
Osama bin Laden's three widows and their nine children are due to be deported to Saudi Arabia around midnight on Tuesday, almost a year after US Navy Seals killed the al-Qaida chief at a compound in north-west Pakistan, their lawyer said.
The family was detained by Pakistani authorities immediately after the pre-dawn raid on 2 May in Abbottabad. The American commandos left them behind but took Bin Laden's body, which they later buried at sea.
The relatives were interrogated by Pakistani officials and eventually charged last month with illegally entering and living in the country. They were convicted on 2 April and sentenced to 45 days in prison, with credit for about a month served. Their prison term, which was spent at a well-guarded house in Islamabad, ends on Tuesday.
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Pakistan hopes chapter on al-Qaida leader's death in US raid will
close with departure of three widows and nine children
Associated Press in Islamabad
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 17 April 2012 14.08 BST
Osama bin Laden's three widows and their nine children are due to be deported to Saudi Arabia around midnight on Tuesday, almost a year after US Navy Seals killed the al-Qaida chief at a compound in north-west Pakistan, their lawyer said.
The family was detained by Pakistani authorities immediately after the pre-dawn raid on 2 May in Abbottabad. The American commandos left them behind but took Bin Laden's body, which they later buried at sea.
The relatives were interrogated by Pakistani officials and eventually charged last month with illegally entering and living in the country. They were convicted on 2 April and sentenced to 45 days in prison, with credit for about a month served. Their prison term, which was spent at a well-guarded house in Islamabad, ends on Tuesday.
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/17/osama-bin-laden-family-deported
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