The press service of the Saudi royal family reported the death of the 44-year-old Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, the youngest son of the late King of Saudi Arabia Fahd.

Earlier, Abdul-Aziz held the posts of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister.

No details about the circumstances of the death of the second Saudi Prince in the day of the official notification was not.

However, Saudi bloggers claim that he died from wounds received on Sunday, November 5, during the arrest. According to one version, he was wounded in a shootout when he tried to resist.

Recall that less than a day ago, as a result of the crash of the helicopter, Prince Mansur bin Mukrin, the son of the former Crown Prince Mukrin al-Saud, who was the deputy governor of the province of Asir, died and other local officials.

Also in Saudi blogs are information about the flight to Iran of the grandson of King Fahd and the grand-nephew of the incumbent King Salman, the 38-year-old Prince Turki bin Muhammad bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. This information is not currently confirmed by official sources.

On Sunday, massive arrests of high-ranking officials took place in the kingdom, including 11 princes. The arrests were carried out by the decision of an anti-corruption committee, established a few hours before.

According to Saudi media reports, one member of the ruling family was detained on charges of signing illegal arms sales deals, another prince was for concluding non-existent deals, and another prince was accused of being involved in money laundering.

Later it became known that among the detainees was the richest subject of the king - Prince Al-Walid bin Talal.

The Anti-Corruption Committee, led by Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, was created by order of King Salman ibn Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud, who took the throne on January 23, 2015, after the death of his brother Abdullah, who ruled the kingdom for almost 10 years. During the first months of the government, he fired several ministers who insulted the subjects of the kingdom, and initiated a series of investigations against members of the royal family.

The royal family in Saudi Arabia has 25,000 members, including about seven thousand princes.

Saudi Arabia's Prosecutor General Sheikh Saud al-Mojab said the princes and ministers arrested on November 4 on suspicion of corruption will be charged and will be brought to trial. This is reported by the TV channel "Al Arabia".

"All suspects will be able to receive legal assistance in full, the court will be open," said the Attorney General, adding that a considerable amount of evidence was gathered against the suspects.

The head of the anti-corruption commission Khalid bin Abdul-Muhsen. According to him, there is evidence of widespread corruption in the higher echelons of power. He also said that the investigation lasted about three years.

Created on Saturday, November 4, led by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, the anti-corruption committee ordered the arrest of 11 princes from the ruling family and four ministers from the current government of the kingdom.

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