Iran, December 24: Six of Osama bin Laden’s children and one of his wives, missing since the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, are under house arrest in Iran.
Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported Omar bin Laden, 29, the fourth son of the Al-Qaeda chief, said he only learnt that family was in Tehran after receiving a call a month ago.
Saad, 29, Uthman, 25, Fatima, 22, Hamza, 20, and Bakr, 15, along with Hamza’s mother Khairiya are under house arrest in Tehran, Omar said.
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast did not deny that six members of the bin Laden family were in Tehran. at a weekly press conference.
—Agencies