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Saudi Arabian Prince Dies, Allegedly Due to Fighter Jet Crash

Saudi Arabian Prince Dies, Allegedly Due to Fighter Jet Crash Illustration (Photo: AFP/OZAN KOSE)  -  Saudi Arabia's Prince, Talal bin Abdulaziz bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has died at the age of 62. His death was announced by the Saudi kingdom on Thursday (7/12) local time.  In a short statement reported by the official Saudi news agency, SPA, the Saudi kingdom said that funeral prayers would be held on Friday (8/12) at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh. The cause of the Saudi prince's death was not stated.  However, reports in Arab media, as reported by Russia Today, Friday (8/12/2023), claimed the prince died in a fighter jet crash.  SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz is the son of Prince Bandar and grandson of the first Saudi king, King Abdulaziz. Born in 1961, he was a lieutenant colonel in the Royal Saudi Air Force and served as assistant chief of intelligence at GIP, the Saudi intelligence agency, from 2004 to 2012.