Spectator UK: Has Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman been assassinated, had a breakdown, or gone into hiding? Or is that just wild internet conjecture? I ask only because he has barely been seen in public since prolonged heavy gunfire was heard at the royal palace in Riyadh in the middle of the night on April 21.
At the time Saudi state media dismissed reports on Twitter and elsewhere that the shots were the sound of a coup taking place, insisting instead the semi-automatic gunfire was merely aimed at a recreational drone that had flown too close to the palace walls.
In this age of fake news and heavy Arab media censorship it’s hard to know who to trust, but what seems certain is that the Crown Prince, previously ubiquitous as the international focal point of a cultural revolution in the kingdom, seems suddenly to have vanished.
Social media is ablaze with rumours of the young ruler’s murder. more …
https://youtu.be/uKPAEwlFZ9M
Opinion: Maybe the prince is in hiding – – along with the US/Saudi Arms deal?
Or maybe it’s because the prince said Israel has the right to their own land?
Or, maybe it is because he got too cozy with Jewish leaders in the US?
https://youtu.be/2zE5E5PffXY
Or maybe …
