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Who is Prince Mohammed bin Salman and why is he at the centre of Saudi purge?

A Reuters report described the developments as Saudi Arabia's future king tightening his grip on power through an anti-corruption purge

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 24. Photo: Reuters
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 24. Photo: Reuters

BS Web Team New Delhi
Described as being "Mr Everything", a "hothead", and "young and brash", Saudi Arabia's 32-year-old crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is back in the news as the supposed driving force behind a wide-sweeping purge in the desert kingdom that started on Sunday. 

Tthe Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya news channel said late Saturday that 11 Saudi princes and dozens of the kingdom's former ministers had been detained in a new anti-corruption probe headed by the crown prince, who was also named to oversee the newly created anti-corruption committee.