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00:00These images show Omar bin Laden, a son of Osama, displaying his paintings in Normandy,
00:06where for years he earned a living painting landscapes.
00:10But the fourth oldest son of the slain al-Qaeda leader has been banned from returning to France.
00:16According to the new interior minister, social media posts last year that glorified terrorism
00:21lost the 43-year-old his residency.
00:25Mr bin Laden, who has lived in Orn for several years as the spouse of a British national,
00:29posted comments on his social networks in 2023 that were an apology for terrorism.
00:34As a result, the prefect of Orn issued an order to leave French territory and obtained
00:39Mr bin Laden's departure.
00:42Mr bin Laden left France in 2023 on a two-year ban, though no details are known of the timing
00:48or location of his deportation.
00:50But it's now confirmed he's permanently unable to return.
00:55The courts have confirmed the legality of this decision taken for national security.
00:59The administrative ban on the territory guarantees that Mr bin Laden will not be able to return
01:04to France for any reason whatsoever.
01:08Born in Saudi Arabia, Omar bin Laden also lived in Sudan and Afghanistan and had earned
01:13his French residency via his British citizen wife.
01:17He left his father's side in 2000, asserting he didn't agree with the killing of civilians
01:22and has denied authoring the social media posts, telling a podcast earlier this year
01:27that he was hacked.