Posted on 08/01/2015 2:50:09 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
Family members of Osama Bin Laden were killed in a private jet crash in Hampshire on Friday, the Saudi Arabian embassy in the UK has said.
It came down near Blackbushe Airport, close to the Surrey border, killing the pilot and all three passengers.
In a statement, the Saudi ambassador to the UK, Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf Al Saud, offered condolences to the Bin Laden family.
The embassy said it was in contact with the British crash investigators.
The statement said: "His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf Al Saud... has paid his condolences to the family and relatives of Mohammed bin Laden at Blackbushe airport in Britain for the great loss they have suffered as a result of the crash of the plane that was carrying the family."
The embassy added that it was working with the British authorities to ensure the speedy handover of the bodies for funerals and burials in Saudi Arabia.
The plane - an Embraer Phenom 300 - is reported to have belonged to an aviation firm owned by the Saudi-based family of the former al-Qaeda leader.
The plane, which was arriving from Milan, Italy, crashed into a British Car Auctions site at the airfield shortly after 15:00 BST, exploding on impact.
Eyewitnesses at the scene said there had been a "ball of flames" and "several explosions".
The pilot and all three passengers were killed but no-one on the ground was injured, Hampshire Police said.
In a statement, the force said: "We do believe three of the deceased to be the mother, sister and brother-in-law of the owner of the aircraft, all of whom are from the Bin Laden family, but formal post-mortem examinations are ongoing.
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Yep, missed their target...
The plane...crashed into a British Car Auctions site...”
Get to the important stuff. Were any old or collectable cars damaged or destroyed?
I’m just thankful that no one on the ground was injured.
For better or worse, Bin Laden’s family members got to experience something reminiscent of Ben Laden’s style of justice.
Laden took the easy way out. Maybe his punishment is being meted out to his extended family members.
And that’s exactly why you can’t make airplanes out of solid gold.
There are a whole bunch of Bin Ladens. Grandpa was a polygamist, and sired a great family tree of wealthy wahabbis.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer family.
Glad someone has their priorities straight!
he had about 50 siblings
What proof is there that it was osama’s family?
What proof do we have that they were in the plane?
Then again, what proof do we have that osama is dead.
Frickin' hilarious screen capture.
Or, to quote Apu Nahasapeemapetilon "Thank you for coming, I'll see you in Hell!"
As it happens, bin Laden’s mother was a Syrian and was looked down on by the rest of the family for not being a Wahhabi.
That’s a shame.
Haven’t seen another thread where this would fit in so I’m sticking it in on this one:
So, I was walking through the mall and
saw that there was a “Muslim Book Store.”
I was wondering what exactly was in a
Muslim bookstore so I went in.
As I was wandering around taking a look, the
clerk stopped me and asked if he could help me.
I imagine I didn’t look like his normal clientele,
so I asked, “Do you have a copy of the
U.S. Immigration Policy book regarding Muslims?”
The clerk said, “F- - off, get out and stay out!”
I said, “Yes, that’s the one. Do you have it in paperback?”
Excellent!
Stay outa da Blackbushes?
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