Merely within a day of the death of a Saudi prince Mansour Bin Muqrin, another prince, Abdul Aziz, the youngest son of King Fahd passed away. The news has been confirmed by former FBI special agent Ali H. Soufan.
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“Abdul Aziz is confirmed dead. He was 44 years old. Earlier, Mansour son of the former crown prince Muqrin was also declared dead”, he tweeted. The reason of the death is still unknown. The suspected reason is said to be a gunfight while he was allegedly resisting the arrest.
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This news comes at the heels of Prince Mansour bin Muqrin being killed along with seven officials in a helicopter crash near the country’s border with Yemen.
Prior to this, 11 princes were arrested on November 5 including prominent billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal after the formation of an anti-corruption committee by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.