INTERNATIONAL NEWS - A Saudi prince has been killed when the helicopter he was travelling in crashed near the border with Yemen, state television reported.
Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, the deputy governor of Asir province, was travelling with several officials when the helicopter crashed, Al-Ikhbariya news channel said.
The cause of the crash is unknown.
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a ballistic missile, fired from Yemen, near Riyadh airport the day before.
Also this weekend, an anti-corruption purge targeted dozens of people, including
11 princes and four ministers, in a move seen to cement the power of the heir to the throne.
The anti-corruption body is led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
