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Saudi Purge Mounts, Another Prince Dies as New Travel Bans Imposed
Author: Jason Ditz

The purge of Saudi Arabian princes and members of the royal family in an “anti-corruption” investigation continues to grow, with the announcement that a second prince, Abdul Aziz, has turned up dead after he got into a gunfight with Saudi security forces.
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Abdul Aziz was the second prince to die in the past couple of days, with Mansour Bin Muqrin dying in a helicopter crash. Aziz had initially been reported arrested Sunday, then was reported hospitalized, then confirmed killed.

Continued at: http://news.antiwar.com/2017/11/06/saudi-purge-mounts-another-prince-dies-as-new-travel-bans-imposed/

How many princes are there? They are all part of the extended Royal family I gather.  As the article says, this prince got into a gunfight with the police.

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Re: Saudi Purge Mounts, Another Prince Dies as New Travel Bans Imposed
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2017, 12:55:03 pm »
How many princes are there?

Many thousand.
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Re: Saudi Purge Mounts, Another Prince Dies as New Travel Bans Imposed
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2017, 01:16:57 pm »
How many princes are there? They are all part of the extended Royal family I gather.  As the article says, this prince got into a gunfight with the police.

As Suppressed said, thousands.  Some more info:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/saud/tree/

...The House of Al Saud traces its origins to the 18th century emir, Muhammad ibn Saud, whose family ruled large parts of the Arabian Peninsula for over three hundred years. The modern House of Saud was established in 1932, when Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud, a direct descendent of the 18th-century ruler, established the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with himself as absolute monarch. Today, only his descendents are considered part of the "royal" family line and eligible to ascend the throne.

According to the Quran, a Muslim is permitted up to four wives at one time and is allowed to divorce and remarry numerous times. King Abd al-Aziz cemented alliances by marrying a daughter of every tribal chief in his realm, producing 45 legitimate sons and having at least 22 wives.

Every Saudi king since has been a son of Abd al- Aziz. The number of his daughters is not known - they were not counted - but are estimated to be more than 50. Though many of his contemporaries regarded his practice of polygamy as excessive, it was continued and surpassed by his son, King Saud, who had 53 sons and at least 54 daughters. The descendents of King Abd al-Aziz now number in the thousands, many of whom hold important government positions....

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Re: Saudi Purge Mounts, Another Prince Dies as New Travel Bans Imposed
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2017, 03:37:35 pm »
How many princes are there?

Thousands, but only the ones in ministry posts really matter.
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Re: Saudi Purge Mounts, Another Prince Dies as New Travel Bans Imposed
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2017, 03:38:39 pm »
Many thousand.

Kind of like bank Vice Presidents.