Saudi King’s Bodyguard Is Killed in ‘Personal Dispute’

King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

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A prominent bodyguard of Saudi King Salman was killed following a personal dispute, state-run media reported.

Major General Abdulaziz Al Faghem died of gunshot wounds in hospital after a friend shot him at Al Shatti district of the Red Sea city of Jeddah, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday, citing the spokesman of the Mecca region police. The incident took place at a mutual friend’s house, he said.