Saudi Prince Mansour bin Moqren Dies in Helicopter Crash Near Yemen Border

Saudi Prince Mansour bin Moqren was reportedly killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash at the border with Yemen. Seven other officials have also been killed in the crash. News channel Al-Ekhbariya announced the death of Prince Mansour bin Moqren, the deputy governor of Asir province.

Written by: India.com News Desk

Published: November 6, 2017, 8:17 AM IST

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Saudi Prince Mansour bin Moqren dies ((Image tweeted by: @alekhbariyatv))

Asir, Nov 6: Saudi Prince Mansour bin Moqren was reportedly killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash at the border with Yemen. Seven other officials have also been killed in the crash. News channel Al-Ekhbariya announced the death of Prince Mansour bin Moqren, the deputy governor of Asir province.

The cause of the helicopter crash is still unknown, say reports. Prince Moqren was reportedly taking a helicopter tour of development projects when the crash happened.

Prince Moqren was the son of Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who briefly was Saudi Arabia’s crown prince from January to April 2015, reports said.

The crash comes a day after Saudi Arabia intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen near the capital, Riyadh. It also comes after 11 princes including prominent billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and dozens of current and former ministers were arrested in Saudi Arabia on Saturday a night after the formation of an anti-corruption committee by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.

With inputs from ANI