The family of Mr Osama bin Laden condemned Tuesday's attacks on the United States saying they "contradict the basic precepts of Islam" in the international Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat.
"Speaking for myself and all the members of Bin Laden's family I express in strongest possible terms, our condemnation of the painful attacks which victimised innocent men, children and women," said Mr Bin Laden's elder brother Mr Abdalla Awad bin Laden.
"We consider those acts an unspeakable contravention of the principles of our religion and they stand to be condemned by any and all religions and by humanity at large.
"We take this opportunity to confirm what we had already declared on the 19th February 1994, that the family of Bin Laden renounces Osama's deeds and stratagems and has absolutely nothing to do with them," the story said.
Mr Osama bin Laden has been pinpointed as the chief suspect for masterminding Tuesday’s attack.
AFP