MADRID , Spain ( CNN ) -- One of Osama bin Laden 's sons has left Spain after he was denied asylum in the country , an Interior Ministry spokeswoman told CNN Saturday . Omar bin Laden pictured earlier this year during a television interview in Rome , Italy . Omar bin Laden left Madrid Saturday afternoon en route to Cairo , Egypt , she said . The ministry did not divulge why his request was denied . Spain 's decision came after bin Laden appealed the country 's initial decision Wednesday to deny him asylum . The man , who is married to a British citizen , previously was denied asylum in Britain . He holds a Saudi passport . Bin Laden , who is in his late 20s , stepped off a plane from Cairo at Madrid 's Barajas International Airport during a stopover late Monday and informed authorities that he planned to request asylum , the spokeswoman said . He was taken to a secure area of the airport for asylum seekers while his request was processed . He prepared his formal asylum request Tuesday at the airport with the help of a translator , the spokeswoman said . It was not known on what grounds bin Laden based his request . He has publicly called on his father -- who is the leader of al Qaeda and the world 's most-wanted man -- to abandon terrorism . Last year , 7,664 people requested asylum in Spain . The government granted that status to only 570 , the spokeswoman said .
Omar bin Laden son leaves UK after he was denied asylum . Osama bin Laden 's , who is married to Saudi citizen , was denied asylum in Spain . He has publicly called on his father to abandon terrorism .