08:23 • 1 year ago

Bin Laden widows, deported from Pakistan, allowed into Saudi Arabia

unwelcome After a year of custody in Pakistan after the death of Osama bin Laden, three women who were married to the al-Qaeda leader were deported from Pakistan last week. The women were jailed for staying in the country illegally. The women lived with bin Laden at the time of the Seal Team Six raid.
welcome Despite the trouble the widows and their 11 children faced in Pakistan, they’re being welcomed by Saudi Arabia with open arms. “Saudi Arabia acted out of humanitarian considerations… in so far as there are no reports or evidence of any implication in criminal or illegal acts,” a spokesperson said. source

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