In a meeting with al-Jareedah ar-Ra'iy, a Kuwaiti national newspaper [Dated 19th December 1998, Edition 11503] the Allaamah of Yemen Shaykh Muqbil said;
"I free myself before Allaah from Usaamah bin Laadin. He is a calamity and a trial for the Muslims (Ummah) and his actions are wicked!"
In the same meeting the Shaykh was asked;
Question: "It is noticed that the Muslims in the west are subjected to hardship once a bomb goes off, no matter where in the world it occurs".
Answer: "I am aware of this. Some of our brothers from Britain called me complaining about the difficulty that they face...