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LONDON — Family members of the former leader of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, were among four people killed in a private jet crash in southern England, a Saudi ambassador said, but did not further identify the dead. LONDON — Three relatives of the former leader of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, were among four people killed when a private jet crashed on landing in southern England, British police confirmed Saturday.
The Hampshire Police said that formal post-mortems were still being conducted, but that the victims were believed to be “the mother, sister and brother-in-law of the owner of the aircraft, all of whom are from the Bin Laden family.” It said all three were Saudi citizens who were visiting Britain on vacation. The plane’s Jordanian pilot, Mazen Salem al-Dajah, also died.
Arab news media and NBC News named the relatives as Osama bin Laden’s stepmother, Rajaa Hashim, his sister Sana bin Laden and her husband, Zuhair Hashim.
Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdul-Aziz, the Saudi ambassador to Britain, offered his condolences to the Bin Laden family, which owns a construction company in Saudi Arabia.Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdul-Aziz, the Saudi ambassador to Britain, offered his condolences to the Bin Laden family, which owns a construction company in Saudi Arabia.
“The embassy will follow up on the incident and its circumstances with the concerned British authorities and work on speeding up the handover of the bodies of the victims to the kingdom for prayer and burial,” the ambassador said, in a statement the embassy released via Twitter late Friday. The police said the four on board the executive jet died when it crashed into a parking lot and burst into flames while trying to land at Blackbushe Airport in southern England on Friday afternoon. The plane had been flying from Malpensa Airport in Milan.
The police said a pilot and three passengers died when an executive jet crashed into a parking lot and burst into flames while trying to land at Blackbushe Airport in southern England on Friday afternoon. The plane had been flying from Malpensa Airport in Milan.
No one on the ground was hurt. The police and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch are conducting a joint investigation.No one on the ground was hurt. The police and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch are conducting a joint investigation.
Blackbushe Airport said the Embraer Phenom 300 jet crashed near the end of the runway while trying to land at the airfield about 40 miles southwest of London, which is used by private planes and flying clubs. Blackbushe Airport said the Embraer Phenom 300 jet crashed near the end of the runway while trying to land at the airfield about 40 miles southwest of London, which is used by private planes.
Andrew Thomas, who was at a car auction sales center based at the airport, told the BBC that “the plane nosedived into the cars and exploded on impact.”Andrew Thomas, who was at a car auction sales center based at the airport, told the BBC that “the plane nosedived into the cars and exploded on impact.”
The Saudi Press Agency earlier identified the plane as Saudi-owned without mentioning the Bin Ladens. It said a Saudi official would work with British authorities to investigate the crash.
The Bin Laden family disowned Osama in 1994 when Saudi Arabia stripped him of his citizenship because of his militant activities. He was killed by United States special forces in Pakistan in 2011.The Bin Laden family disowned Osama in 1994 when Saudi Arabia stripped him of his citizenship because of his militant activities. He was killed by United States special forces in Pakistan in 2011.
Bin Laden’s billionaire father, Mohammed, had more than 50 children and founded the Saudi Binladin Group, a construction conglomerate awarded many contracts in Saudi Arabia.Bin Laden’s billionaire father, Mohammed, had more than 50 children and founded the Saudi Binladin Group, a construction conglomerate awarded many contracts in Saudi Arabia.