Apparently the private jet belonged to an aviation firm owned by the Saudi-based family of the former al-Qaeda leader. According to the Saudi embassy in London, the private jet crashed near Blackbushe Airport in Yateley and it is working with the British authorities to investigate the incident.
An embassy spokesman said: “The ambassador 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.”
According to the embassy, it will try to ensure the speedy handover of the bodies for funerals and burials in Saudi Arabia. The plane, which arrived from Milan in Italy, crashed into a British Car Auctions site at the airfield, yesterday afternoon, exploding on impact.
Its pilot and all three passengers were killed but no one on the ground was injured, according to Hampshire Constabulary. Blackbushe Airport said the jet had crashed near the end of the runway while attempting to land.
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