A BRITISH woman carrying twins as a surrogate mother for Osama bin Laden's son suffered a miscarriage after being beaten up in Syria.

Louise Pollard, 24, was acting as a surrogate for Omar bin Laden and his estranged British wife Jane Felix-Browne, also known as Zaina, The Daily Mail said.

She was attacked while travelling in Syria with Felix-Browne, 54.

Two men ambushed Ms Pollard as she walked alone to her apartment from a cafe at night. They spoke no words as they knocked her to the ground before fleeing.

Ms Pollard got back to her accommodation then went to hospital, where tests revealed she had lost both 10-week-old babies, who were conceived by IVF.

She said she did not know the motive for the attack - but added that she is known worldwide as the woman carrying the grandchildren of the world's most wanted terrorist, al-Qaeda figurehead bin Laden.

Omar bin Laden, who has been reported to suffer from schizophrenia, said of the miscarriage that he accepted it was "destiny".

Originally published as Surrogate mother loses bin Laden grandkids