Airport dramaEthiopian says she is Bin Laden’s wife [Archives:2005/825/Local News]

Mohammed bin Sallam
A middle-aged Ethiopian woman recently attempted to convince officials that she is one of Osama Bin Laden's wives, after she arrived at the Sana'a International Airport from Saudi Arabia.

The incident happened March 9.

One of the passports officers at the Sana'a International Airport said to the media: “An Ethiopian Woman aroused curiosity among the airport officers after declaring that she is one of the wives of Osama Bin Laden, the top leader of al-Qaeda Organization who is currently chased by the USA.”

The source clarified that the Ethiopian national come to Sana'a via Riyadh-Sana'a- Addis Ababa, without holding a passport, except for an exit license to the capital of her country. She got an exit license for her and her family from Khaled International Airport in Saudi Arabia.

The officer added: “We were surprised when she started to introduce herself with a loud voice saying 'I am Osama bin Laden's wife'.” This also surprised other officials at the airport who gathered around the Ethiopian woman.

Al-Mu'atamar Net official Newspaper said that the Ethiopian woman tried to convince the airport officers that she is the wife of al-Qaeda top leader with the aim to convince the security authorities to detain her.

This, they said, was in an attempt to escape the completion of her flight to Addis Ababa with her other family members, who completed their procedures and moved her to the exit hall.
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