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brooklynite

(94,278 posts)
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 10:20 AM Sep 2019

Saudi state media say king's bodyguard shot in 'dispute'

Source: AP News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent bodyguard to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was shot and killed in what authorities described as a personal dispute, state TV reported Sunday, offering few details on an incident that shocked the kingdom.

Tributes poured in across social media for Maj. Gen. Abdulaziz al-Fagham, with many including images of the bodyguard at work. One included him bending down to apparently help tie the shoes of King Salman, the 83-year-old ruler of the oil-rich kingdom.

Others show al-Fagham in the background of events with both King Salman and his predecessor, the late King Abdullah.

Details remained vague. While officials posted condolences for al-Fagham, the first official word of his death came in a single tweet by Saudi state television.

Read more: https://apnews.com/84208f062cb94324877a47e7b54531a9

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Saudi state media say king's bodyguard shot in 'dispute' (Original Post) brooklynite Sep 2019 OP
I read a sub tweet in the middle of the night, something dewsgirl Sep 2019 #1
hmmmmm TeamPooka Sep 2019 #2
botched coup attempt? yellowcanine Sep 2019 #3
Blob will say something wacky about this in 3...2...1... Brainfodder Sep 2019 #4
Is the body still in one piece? Marcuse Oct 2019 #5
That MBS is just so eager to get ahead in life! Kid Berwyn Oct 2019 #6

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
1. I read a sub tweet in the middle of the night, something
Mon Sep 30, 2019, 10:32 AM
Sep 2019

about MBS shooting someone on a golf course. This has to be related.

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