Osama bin Laden’s son has been deported from France.
France’s Interior Minister announced Omar bin Laden had been deported from a Normandy village after he allegedly glorified terrorism on social media.
French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, in a post on X, accused Omar bin Laden “of posting comments on his social media accounts in 2023, which made an apology for terrorism.”
Retailleau further stated bin Laden’s deportation was a matter of national security.
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.
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PARIS: A son of Al-Qaeda Omar Bin ladin founder of 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.
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Here’s what Euro News reported:
France’s Interior Minister announced Omar bin Laden was deported over accusations of glorifying terrorism on social media, while bin Laden has claimed his innocence.
ADVERTISEMENTFrance’s Interior Minister announced Omar bin Laden had been deported from a Normandy village he was living in after he was accused of glorifying terrorism on social media.
In a post shared on X early Tuesday morning, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau accused Omar bin Laden of “posting comments on his social media accounts in 2023, which made an apology for terrorism”.
Calling the matter “a decision of national security”, the post did not detail when exactly Omar bin Laden had been deported nor reveal where he was sent to.The administrative ban ensures that Mr. bin Laden cannot return to France, for any reason whatsoever,” Retailleau said.
Je prononce ce jour une interdiction administrative du territoire à l'encontre de M. Omar Binladin, fils aîné du terroriste international Oussama Ben Laden. M. Binladin, installé dans l'Orne depuis plusieurs années en tant que conjoint de ressortissante britannique, a accueilli…
— Bruno Retailleau (@BrunoRetailleau) October 8, 2024
Per Bruno Retailleau
I am today issuing an administrative ban on Mr. Omar Bin Laden, the eldest son of the international terrorist Osama Bin Laden. Mr. Bin Laden, who has lived in Orne for several years as the spouse of a British national, posted comments on his social networks in 2023 that were an apology for terrorism.
As a result, the Prefect of Orne issued an OQTF and obtained Mr. Bin Laden’s departure. The courts have confirmed the regularity of this decision taken for national security. The administrative ban on the territory guarantees that Mr. Bin Laden will not be able to return to France for any reason whatsoever.
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