Bin Laden advert controversy not planned, says mag insider

Lifeweek editor apologizes after property slogan causes outrage

A controversial advertisement run by a Beijing-based magazine alongside a story about Osama bin Laden's death appeared by "coincidence", an insider revealed to METRO on Monday.

On May 10, Lifeweek carried a large front-page portrait of the al-Qaida leader to accompany a cover story on the raid on his hideout by United States special forces. Juxtaposed at the foot of the page was a promotion for a Beijing real estate development that carried the headline: "Choosing a residence is very important."