Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Nayef Died

In this Monday, May 14, 2012 file photo, Saudi’s Crown Prince – Interior minister Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz attends to welcomes the Gulf Arab leaders as they arrive to the Saudi capital Riyadh to take part in the opening of Gulf Cooperation Council “GCC” summit, Saudi Arabia. The Saudi royal family said Saturday, June 16, 2012 that Crown Prince Nayef has died. He was in his late 70s. Nayef was the hard-line interior minister who spearheaded Saudi Arabia’s fierce crackdown crushing al-Qaida’s branch in the country and then rose to become next in line to the throne. <AP/Newsis>

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