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Eugene

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Thu Apr 26, 2012, 09:09 PM Apr 2012

Bin Laden wives and children deported to Saudi Arabia [View all]

Source: BBC

26 April 2012 Last updated at 22:51 GMT

Bin Laden wives and children deported to Saudi Arabia

The three widows and children of Osama Bin Laden have been deported to Saudi Arabia from the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, officials say.

It follows a year in Pakistani custody since the death of the al-Qaeda leader.

The three widows, who are believed to have 11 children, left the house in a minibus amid tight security to board a special flight to the Gulf kingdom.

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Pakistani police used sheets to obscure the view as Bin Laden's wives and children got on board a minivan at their Islamabad residence.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17864058
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