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Saudi King Salman’s brother dies at 83

A photo of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud crying at the funeral procession of his brother Prince Turki bin Abdulziz in Riyadh on Novmber 12, 2016 (Via al-Arabiya)

The brother of Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has died at the age of 83 in Riyadh.

Prince Turki bin Abdulziz’s death was announced on Saturday via a royal statement published on Saturday by the official Saudi Press Agency.   

It noted that Salman would be receiving condolences for the next three days.

Born in 1934, Prince Turki was a son of the kingdom’s founder, King Abdulaziz bin Saud and served as deputy minister of defense from 1968 to 1978.

Photos of a tearful King Salman, leading funeral prayers for his late brother, have appeared online.


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