British Woman Marries Omar - Son of Osama bin Laden

Via Times of India -

LONDON: A 51-year-old British grandmother has married a 27-year-old son of Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden after a holiday romance and is to apply for a visa so that he can visit Britain.

Jane Felix-Browne, a parish councilor from Cheshire who has been married five times previously, met Omar bin Laden in Egypt in September while being treated for multiple sclerosis.

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They were married in Islamic ceremonies in Egypt and Saudi Arabia and are awaiting permission from the authorities in Riyadh to make their marriage official.

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Omar bin Laden left Saudi Arabia as a child when his father was expelled for his extremist beliefs, his wife said.

Living in exile in Sudan and then Afghanistan, he saw at first hand the creation of al-Qaeda and its techniques.

"I never had any problem with his past. Omar did not do anything wrong. He was a child when he was in Afghanistan."

She said her husband left Afghanistan before the attacks on the US on September 11, 2001.

However, some reports claim that he split from his father only after the attack on New York and an argument about tactics. Apart from their religion, the couple appear to have little in common.

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His father's reputation means that he has been ostracised by the wealthy and powerful bin Laden family and is under surveillance by the security services in Saudi Arabia.

She was aware before her marriage that her husband already had another wife and a two-year-old child. "I haven't seen her but I have spoken to her for about an hour on the telephone. She is fine about it," Browne said.

Browne said that the couple hoped to use their position to help to heal the wounds caused by her father-in-law.

"All we want is peace in this world and I will do all I can to promote it."

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Strange story indeed. Actions of the father shouldn't be held on the son.....but actions of the son should stand on their own (good or bad).

Claiming that he left Afghanistan before the attacks on the US on September 11, 2001 doesn't say much. Osama Bin Laden and crew went into deep hiding before the attack (or shortly after) as well. They knew what was about to happen...and they knew that attacks on the nation were likely.

I wonder what MI5 thinks about Omar coming to visit...