TWO spiritualists could have given the world another clue to where terror chief Osama bin Laden is hiding.

The women, Angela Bayley, 42, and Elizabeth Collis, 40, say the world's most wanted man is holed up east of the Afghan town of Wazi Khwa.

Wazi Khwa is 80 miles south west from where he was said to have been spotted last week.

They also believe Bin Laden, who they say has a doctor with him, is planning to flee across the border to Pakistan as soon as possible.

Downing Street and the Ministry of Defence have vowed to look into the predictions, which the women made after holding a newspaper cutting from September 11, 1974.

The cutting, which was found in the kitchen wall of Mottingham resident Martin Parradine last week, is titled This is America and refers to pilots, New York and "nuts".

The women dangled an Islamic charm over a map of Afganistan to find Bin Laden and felt a strong pull towards Wazi Khwa, which is east of Kandahar near the Pakistani border.

While holding the mysterious cutting, Miss Collis said: "There is a deeper connection here. Spiritually I can feel where it came from.

"I feel a connection with his mother. Osama has resentment for his mother. There is a connection with the date (September 11) and his mother.

"His health is bad at the moment. His feet are hurting him and he has had a near miss. The Americans nearly hit him and he has had to move.

"He is stubborn and did not want to move, but he has had to. He has been staying in a blacked out house with his family but has had to leave there.

"Movement is uncomfortable for him. He is in constant pain."

This is the first time the women, who have been spiritualists for eight years, have entered the world stage in predictions. They normally advise people in their home area of Hither Green on family matters.

When told of the prediction, a Downing Street spokesman said: "We will look at this and see whether there is anything in it."

A disturbed Mr Parradine, whose chance find led to the shock prediction, said: "It's amazing that a piece of paper found in my kitchen has led to discovering Bin Laden's whereabouts."

December 4, 2001 22:53