Washington: The US State Department has updated its 1998 file photo of Al Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden, digitally altering it to account for a decade of age and possible changes in his facial hair.
Meanwhile, a Spanish lawmaker says he was stunned to find that the FBI used his photograph as part of a digitally enhanced image showing what Bin Laden might look like today.
Gaspar Llamazares says he would no longer feel safe in the US after his hair and other features appeared on a wanted poster showing an older Bin Laden on a US government website.
The image using Gaspar Llamazares' photo appeared on a wanted poster updating the US government's 1998 photo of the Al Qaida leader.
FBI spokesman Ken Hoffman acknowledged to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo that the agency used a picture of Llamazares taken from Google Images.
The wanted poster appeared on the State Department Web site rewardsforjustice.net, listing a reward of up to $25 million. The FBI said the photo of Bin Laden would be removed from the website.
