Bin Laden Relatives 'Incinerated' In Plane Crash

The bodies of three of Osama bin Laden's relatives were "incinerated" when their private jet nosedived into a car auction site, a coroner has said.

The trio - including the former al Qaeda leader's stepmother and her daughter - died along with their Jordanian pilot following the crash in Hampshire on Friday.

The Phenom 300 jet was attempting to land at Blackbushe Airport when it fell from the sky - in an incident that has left experts baffled.

Andrew Bradley, coroner for North Hampshire, said: "The bodies were incinerated but I cannot tell you any more than that about how they died at this stage."

Mr Bradley confirmed the identities of the three bin Laden family members as Raja Bashir Hashem, 75, her daughter Sana bin Laden, 53, and 56-year-old Zouheir Anuar Hashem.

The Jordanian pilot was Mazen Salim Alqasim, aged 58.

The inquest was adjourned and a full hearing is unlikely to take place for at least nine months while the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) completes its investigation.

The plane had flown in from Malpensa Airport in Milan.

A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are in contact with the Saudi Arabian authorities following the air crash in Hampshire on 31 July, including to offer advice on repatriation."

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