Saudi Crown Prince accused in Canada

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been accused of sending a hitsquad to Canada in order to kill a former Saudi intelligence official.

The failed plan to kill Saad alJabri was soon after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, court documents filed in the US allege. Mr Jabri, a veteran of the government of Saudi Arabia, fled into exile three years ago. He has been under private security protection in Toronto since.

The alleged plot failed after Canadian border agents became suspicious of the hit-squad as they tried to enter the country.