Saudi releases king's photos after purge over 'coup plot'

King’s brother and Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s predecessor are accused of treason. FMTNews Saudi

King Salman reads a document as he receives 2 newly appointed Saudi ambassadors at his palace in Riyadh.

Saudi royal guards on Friday detained the trio, multiple sources told AFP, in a move that signals Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s tightening grip on power. But the official Saudi Press Agency posted photos of the king presiding over the swearing-in ceremony of newly appointed Saudi ambassadors to Ukraine and Uruguay.

The crown prince is “in control” and the purge was carried out “after an accumulation of negative behaviour by the two princes”, this source added without elaborating.

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