Why Saudi Arabian Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir Was Executed

The Saudi prince shot another man during a street brawl, and was then beheaded for the crime—the first royal to be executed in the Gulf kingdom since 1975.

Tom Sykes 

European Editor at Large

Published Oct. 24 2016 6:10PM EDT 

Tom Sykes

European Editor at Large

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tom.sykes@thedailybeast.com

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