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WORLD / Europe
Woman says she is divorcing Laden's son
(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-09-19 16:00
London?- A British woman who married a son of Osama bin Laden says the
couple are divorcing because of opposition from his family, The Sun
newspaper reported Wednesday.
Jane Felix-Browne, a 51-year-old grandmother from Moulton, a village in
northwestern England, married Omar bin Laden, 27, in both Egypt and Saudi
Arabia in April.
But Felix-Browne said, according to The Sun, that bin Laden's family
members feel they have been humiliated. The newspaper quoted her as
saying her husband had been threatened in a telephone call, but she did
not identify the caller or give details about the threat.
"Omar was told he shouldn't be married to me, and there was a very good
chance he would be taken to prison," The Sun quoted her as saying. "Omar
knew who it was on the phone, but he wouldn't tell me. After the call he
said he felt both our lives were in jeopardy."
She could not be reached for comment Wednesday morning.
"People are opposed to my marriage because I am British. I wasn't
prepared to see the man I love die," she was quoted as saying.
"It was a really, really good marriage, a strong marriage. But I cannot
stand by and watch my beloved husband die before my very eyes.
"The bin Laden family are afraid of the political implications of a
British woman being married to the son of Osama bin Laden. They fear
embarrassment and complications, not just in their own country but also
in Britain and America," Felix-Browne was quoted as saying.
The Sun quoted Omar bin Laden also as saying "this marriage is now over."
"I don't want a divorce, but there are serious reasons for this breakup
that I can't talk about," The Sun quoted him as saying.
"I adore being with this woman. But we can't stand up when the waves from
the sea are coming to wipe us out."
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