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Saudi Ambassador to the United States Prince Bandar bin Sultan on Monday said as many as 24 members of Osama bin Laden's family were flown out of the US, after the September 11 terror attacks in New York and Washington.
Prince Bandar said that most of bin Laden's relatives had come to the United States to study, but were flown back to Saudi Arabia in the wake of the attacks after the personal intervention of Saudi King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz.
"His majesty said it's not fair for those innocent people to be subjected to any harm," the ambassador said, appearing on CNN's Larry King Live programme.
But he quickly added that Saudi Arabia understood the 'high emotions'.
"With Federal Bureau of Investigation's help, we got them all out," he said.
The ambassador said he knew the bin Laden family as 'lovely human beings', who have suffered a lot because of Osama's activities.
"The rest of them are well-educated, successful businessmen, involved in a lot of charities," he said.
"I feel pain for them, because he's caused them a lot of pain," said Prince Bandar.
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