Osama bin Laden's son Omar ordered to leave France

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00:00These images show Omar bin Laden, a son of Osama, displaying his paintings in Normandy,

00:06where for years he earned a living painting landscapes.

00:10But the fourth oldest son of the slain al-Qaeda leader has been banned from returning to France.

00:16According to the new interior minister, social media posts last year that glorified terrorism

00:21lost the 43-year-old his residency.

00:25Mr bin Laden, who has lived in Orn for several years as the spouse of a British national,

00:29posted comments on his social networks in 2023 that were an apology for terrorism.

00:34As a result, the prefect of Orn issued an order to leave French territory and obtained

00:39Mr bin Laden's departure.

00:42Mr bin Laden left France in 2023 on a two-year ban, though no details are known of the timing

00:48or location of his deportation.

00:50But it's now confirmed he's permanently unable to return.

00:55The courts have confirmed the legality of this decision taken for national security.

00:59The administrative ban on the territory guarantees that Mr bin Laden will not be able to return

01:04to France for any reason whatsoever.

01:08Born in Saudi Arabia, Omar bin Laden also lived in Sudan and Afghanistan and had earned

01:13his French residency via his British citizen wife.

01:17He left his father's side in 2000, asserting he didn't agree with the killing of civilians

01:22and has denied authoring the social media posts, telling a podcast earlier this year

01:27that he was hacked.

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