Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash near Yemen border, says state TV

[kpete]

#BREAKING Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash near Yemen border, says state TV

Helicopter carrying officials crashes in Saudi Arabia

PUBLISHED SUN, NOVEMBER 05, 2017 - 3:05PM EST

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UPDATE: Saudi Prince Mansour bin Muqrin is among those killed, Al Madina and other media report. Details soon.

A helicopter carrying senior government officials has crashed in the Asir Region in southwest Saudi Arabia, killing an unknown number of people, local officials say. Only few details were immediately available. (more)



The incident happened late on Sunday afternoon local time when the aircraft disappeared from radar over the kingdom's Asir Region. The aircraft was carrying a number of regional officials, including Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, the deputy governor of the Assir region.

The exact number of people on board the aircraft was not immediately known, and their fate is still unclear, although local media have reported fatalities. Prince Mansour bin Muqrin is the son of former Crown Prince Muqrin al-Saud.

We're working to gather more information.

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[HipChick]

1. Was he trying to flee? Was it shot down?

[BannonsLiver]

2. The corruption sweep story seems sketchy

[uppityperson]

3. Which prince?

[kpete]

7. just updated

with names

[uppityperson]

11. Thank you. Lineage

Mansour was the son of former Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz will is the 35th and youngest surviving son of King Abdulaziz who was the first monarch and founder of Saudi Arabia, the "third Saudi state".

Tracking lineage down through wikis.

[David__77]

4. I wonder if it was brought down by those being fought by the Saudis.

...

[edbermac]

5. He probably wasnt involved with that corruption scandal.

Just a coincidence.

[bagelsforbreakfast]

6. Purely co-incidental...sure n/m

[Sneederbunk]

8. Lin Biao?

[suffragette]

9. Things that make you go hmmm.

[MineralMan]

10. Uh-oh...things are getting more complex and weird.

[Historic NY]

12. Convenient.

[JCMach1]

13. Methinks Jared dropped some coup info

On King Salman...

This is cleanup of the countercoup

[Glimmer of Hope]

14. Wow.