REPORT: Senior Saudi prince Miteb freed after weeks in detention -family member

Senior Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, once seen as a contender to the throne, has been freed after more than three weeks in detention, a royal family member said on Tuesday on social media.

"Almighty, thanks be to you..." wrote Abeer bint Khaled bin Abdullah, a royal family member in a posting on her Twitter account. Posting an apparent file photo of Prince Miteb, she added: "May God give you long life, long life full of health, and keep you for us."

 

Other princes appeared to be freed also:

 

-    Prince Turki bin Abdallah

 

-    Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdel Aziz bin Abdallah al-Assaf (former Saudi Finance Minister)

 

-    Mohammad bin Abdel Rahman al-Toubaychi (former Head of Royal Protocol at the Saudi Royal Court)

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 LBCI/REUTERS