A Chinese blackmailer who pretended to be Osama bin Laden's brother, has been jailed.

Wang Zhenzhou - or bin Lager - from Panjim, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for extorting nearly £1,500 from a neighbour.

The South China Morning Post, quoting Liaoning Legal Daily, says he told the man he was bin Lager, the notorious terrorist's brother, and he would bomb the man's house if he didn't pay.

In his defence, Wang told the court his girlfriend had threatened to dump him if he didn't give her £1,000.