Saudi Arabia on Tuesday rejects reports that a prominent prince had been killed in a sweeping anti-corruption purge of the kingdom’s elite.
Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd, a son of the late king Fahd, was rumoured to have been killed in custody or while resisting arrest amid the crackdown at the weekend. The hashtag “death of Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd” has since featured on social media, fueling fevered speculation online.
“There is no truth whatsoever to rumours circulating in media concerning Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd,” an information ministry spokesman says in a statement. “Prince Abdulaziz is alive and well.”
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir (L) speaks with UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (C) as Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa (R) looks on following a meeting with foreign ministers and military officials from the Saudi-led coalition, in Riyadh, on October 29, 2017. (AFP Photo/Fayez Nureldine)
Dozens of high-profile figures including princes, ministers as well as billionaire tycoon Al-Waleed bin Talal were swept up in the weekend crackdown — just after an anti-graft commission headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was established. It was the biggest purge of the kingdom’s elite in modern Saudi history.
Separately, on Sunday another prince, Mansour bin Moqren, was reported killed in a helicopter crash near the kingdom’s southern border with Yemen. Authorities did not reveal the cause of the crash.
— AFP
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