Former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has many descendants. There is now bad news for one of his sons.
Paris – Omar bin Laden leads a completely different life than his father, the former al-Qaeda leader Osama. While he is considered the mastermind behind the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 and is probably responsible for further terrorist attacks, his son works as an artist.
Osama bin Laden’s son lived as an artist in France
According to the AFP, Omar lived with his British partner in Normandy between 2016 and 2023 and in the meantime earned his living with his art. Opposite the Sun He said that the works of art, which he sold for up to £8,500, were a kind of therapy for the shadow that his father’s actions cast on him. But that’s finally over now.
Omar bin Laden expelled from France after Twitter post
The 43-year-old was expelled from France in 2023 after he is said to have published a message on X (formerly Twitter) on the anniversary of his father’s death that was seen as a justification for terrorism. However, Omar bin Laden denied having written the message. He currently lives in Qatar.
Now the French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has finally decided not to allow him to enter France anymore. In an Oct. 8 post on
A brother of Omar, Hamsa, who succeeded their father, was killed in a counterterrorism operation in 2019.
France’s government is taking a tough approach to immigration policy – Omar bin Laden is no longer allowed to return
The judiciary would now have confirmed the legality of the 2023 exit deadline. This is a matter of national security interest. The new conservative French government under Prime Minister Michel Barnier had taken a tougher approach to immigration policy from the start, and after taking office, Retailleau campaigned to increase the number of deportations from France.
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