Dream job attracts Bin Laden prank

A job which involves looking after a tropical Australian island has attracted thousands of applications from around the world, including one prank video from 'Osama Bin Laden'.

The 30-second video on YouTube shows footage of the bearded Al-Qaida leader from some years ago.

Subtitles appearing underneath the video outline why the prankster thinks Bin Laden is the best man for the job.

"I enjoy the outdoors and sandy areas," the subtitles read. "I've got experience with videos, delegating tasks and experience with large-scale event coordination."

It ends with the message: "You can contact me at my Facebook page 'Bin Laden Osama'."

Tourism Queensland, which is coordinating the contest to recruit the island caretaker, confirmed that someone using Bin Laden's name had lodged an official application but it was rejected as inappropriate.

The successful person will be payed AUS$150,000 (about £68,000) to look after Hamilton Island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

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