<p>In a full-page announcement in Al-Riyadh newspaper, the family of Osama bin Laden announced the death of Thabet bin Laden, without disclosing any further details.<br /><br />However, there has been no confirmation of his death from the authorities. Local media reports said the funeral of Thabet bin Laden, was held in Makkah yesterday afternoon.<br /><br />Thabet bin Laden was one of the 54 sons of late construction magnate Mohammed bin Laden, a poor Yemeni immigrant who started the family contracting business in the 1930s that grew into a multimillion dollar construction empire.<br /><br />The bin Laden family severed links with Osama bin Laden in 1994, when Saudi Arabia stripped him of his citizenship after he sought the overthrow of the royal family.</p>
<p>In a full-page announcement in Al-Riyadh newspaper, the family of Osama bin Laden announced the death of Thabet bin Laden, without disclosing any further details.<br /><br />However, there has been no confirmation of his death from the authorities. Local media reports said the funeral of Thabet bin Laden, was held in Makkah yesterday afternoon.<br /><br />Thabet bin Laden was one of the 54 sons of late construction magnate Mohammed bin Laden, a poor Yemeni immigrant who started the family contracting business in the 1930s that grew into a multimillion dollar construction empire.<br /><br />The bin Laden family severed links with Osama bin Laden in 1994, when Saudi Arabia stripped him of his citizenship after he sought the overthrow of the royal family.</p>