英國51歲女子簡?費利克斯?布朗與“基地”組織頭目奧薩馬?本?拉登27歲第四子的婚姻自公開以來，一直受到媒體和公眾廣泛關注。英國媒體19日報道，簡承認，這段維持僅5個月的婚姻已走到盡頭，原因是兩人面臨“死亡威脅”。

British woman Jane Felix-Browne and her husband Omar Ossama bin Laden, a son of the world's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden.[bjd.com.cn]

A British woman who married a son of the world's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, is to divorce because of fears she and her husband will be killed, a report said Wednesday.

"We are both in fear of our lives," Jane Felix-Browne told The Sun. "People are opposed to my marriage because I am British. I wasn't prepared to see the man I love die.

"That is why we have decided to end our marriage."

Felix-Browne, 51, who lives near Manchester has attracted considerable media attention when news of her marriage to Omar Ossama bin Laden, 27, was made public in July this year.

She was quoted as saying by the newspaper that Omar, a scrap metal dealer who said he has not been in contact with his father since 2000, received threats in a call to his mobile phone last week.

"Omar knew who it was on the phone but he wouldn't tell me. After the call he said he felt both our lives were in jeopardy," said the five-times married municipal councillor, who uses the Islamic name Zaina Mohamad.

The wealthy bin Laden family were also said to be concerned by the implications of him being married to a British woman and the loss of business through their global network of contacts, she added.

The fourth-eldest son of the spiritual head of Al-Qaeda, who met his bride while horse riding at Egypt's pyramids in April last year, was quoted as saying: "This marriage is now over.

"I don't want a divorce but there are serious reasons for this break-up that I can't talk about. I adore being with this woman. But we can't stand up when the waves from the sea are coming to wipe us out."

(Agencies)

Vocabulary:

scrap metal dealer：金屬廢料經銷商

jeopardy：危險

spiritual head：精神領袖

Al-Qaeda：基地組織

（英語點津 Celene 編輯）