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| Osama bin Laden's three widows and children deported from Pakistan | Osama bin Laden's three widows and children deported from Pakistan |
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| Osama bin Laden's three widows and his children have been deported from Pakistan and were en route to Saudi Arabia on Thursday night. | Osama bin Laden's three widows and his children have been deported from Pakistan and were en route to Saudi Arabia on Thursday night. |
| The three widows, who are believed to have 11 children, left their villa in Islamabad in a minivan amid tight security. | The three widows, who are believed to have 11 children, left their villa in Islamabad in a minivan amid tight security. |
| A statement from the Pakistani interior ministry said 14 members of the Bin Laden family had been deported to the "country of their choice, Saudi Arabia". | A statement from the Pakistani interior ministry said 14 members of the Bin Laden family had been deported to the "country of their choice, Saudi Arabia". |
| Their departure comes less than a week before the anniversary of the raid in which the al-Qaida leader was killed by US special forces in the north-west Pakistani city of Abbottabad. | Their departure comes less than a week before the anniversary of the raid in which the al-Qaida leader was killed by US special forces in the north-west Pakistani city of Abbottabad. |
| The US commandos took Bin Laden's body, which they later buried at sea, but left his family behind. His wives and children were detained by Pakistani authorities immediately after the pre-dawn raid on 2 May 2011. | The US commandos took Bin Laden's body, which they later buried at sea, but left his family behind. His wives and children were detained by Pakistani authorities immediately after the pre-dawn raid on 2 May 2011. |
| Intelligence experts believe that once outside Pakistan, the wives may be willing to share any information they have about how Bin Laden managed to evade capture in the country for nearly a decade following the 9/11 terror attacks. | Intelligence experts believe that once outside Pakistan, the wives may be willing to share any information they have about how Bin Laden managed to evade capture in the country for nearly a decade following the 9/11 terror attacks. |
| Two of the widows are from Saudi Arabia, and the third is from Yemen. | Two of the widows are from Saudi Arabia, and the third is from Yemen. |
| They were interrogated by Pakistani intelligence agents and eventually charged last month with illegally entering and living in the country. The three wives and two adult daughters were convicted and sentenced to 45 days in prison. | They were interrogated by Pakistani intelligence agents and eventually charged last month with illegally entering and living in the country. The three wives and two adult daughters were convicted and sentenced to 45 days in prison. |
| The Yemeni wife, Amal Ahmed Abdel-Fatah al-Sada, told Pakistani police that the al-Qaida chief lived in five houses while on the run in Pakistan for nine years and fathered four children, two of whom were born in Pakistani government hospitals. | The Yemeni wife, Amal Ahmed Abdel-Fatah al-Sada, told Pakistani police that the al-Qaida chief lived in five houses while on the run in Pakistan for nine years and fathered four children, two of whom were born in Pakistani government hospitals. |
| Saudi officials have given little information about the family and the plan to deport them. | Saudi officials have given little information about the family and the plan to deport them. |
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