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09-11-08, 11:28 PM
Spain on Saturday definitively turned down a request for political asylum from Osama bin Laden’s pacifist son Omar, his wife Zaina Asllsabah ben Laden said Saturday.
Omar, one of the Al-Qaeda founder’s 19 children, had appealed agains Madrid’s refusal Wednesday to grant him asylum.
Omar applied for asylum shortly after arriving in Madrid on Monday on a flight from Cairo, where he lives. He said his life was in danger in the Middle East because of his pacifism.
But Spanish authorities deemed his security was not in danger.
He was due to be put back on a plane for Cairo on Saturday at 1400 GMT, his wife said by telephone.
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Omar, one of the Al-Qaeda founder’s 19 children, had appealed agains Madrid’s refusal Wednesday to grant him asylum.
Omar applied for asylum shortly after arriving in Madrid on Monday on a flight from Cairo, where he lives. He said his life was in danger in the Middle East because of his pacifism.
But Spanish authorities deemed his security was not in danger.
He was due to be put back on a plane for Cairo on Saturday at 1400 GMT, his wife said by telephone.
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More... (http://www.costatropicalnews.com/spanish-news/spain-definitively-rejects-bin-laden-son-asylum-request/)