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Three members of Bin Laden family killed in private jet crash

Family members of former al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden were on board a private plane which crashed into a car auction site in Hampshire yesterday, police have confirmed.

Four people died when the plane, which is registered in Saudi Arabia, crashed when it was coming into land.

The Saudi Embassy in the UK has tweeted its condolences to the Bin Laden family.

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Crash eyewitness heard "massive" bang and explosion

The plane involved was believed to be a Phenom 300 jet with four people onboard. Credit: ITV News

One eyewitness to the plane crash at Blackbushe said he heard a "massive crunch and bang" before there was a big explosion at the site.

James Sear, who was around 300 yards away when the crash happened, told ITV News: "We saw a big explosion and big plumes of smoke.

"You couldn't see much, the smoke was so thick.

"It was just a massive great fire in the middle of the car auction and you could see a mark where the plane had come through from the Blackbushe runway."

The plane involved was believed to be a Phenom 300 jet with four people onboard.

It was trying to land, shortly after take-off, when it crashed and burst into flames.

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