Afrida Ahmed
According to Saudi Press reports, Saudi deputy governor of Asir province and seven people were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.The helicopter carrying Prince Mansour bin Muqrin and some officials crashed while they were taking a tour near the coast in Asir, said a report of local newspaper Okaz. However, none of the reports had released the cause of the crash. Prince Mansour was the son of Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, former Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from January to April in 2015. The accident happened a day after a ballistic missile launch was fired at an airport in Riyadh, capital of Saudi. According to reports, remains had been found and responders were searching for survivors.
Source: Independent, Reuters and Arab news