Saudi prince accused of sending hit squad to kill intel official

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been accused of sending a hit-squad to Canada in order to assassinate a former intelligence official.

The ex-Saudi intelligence official Saad al-Jabri was planned to be murdered soon after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey. But the attempt was failed.

The matter came to light after a case filed in this connection in US.

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 of Canada since.

The alleged plot failed after Canadian border agents became suspicious of the hit-squad as they attempted to enter the country at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, court documents say.

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