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Saad al-Jabri was a long-time aide to Prince Mohammed bin Nayef. The crown prince — known as MbS — ousted Nayef as heir to the throne in a 2017 palace coup that left him the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, a close US ally. “ team of Saudi nationals traveled across the Atlantic Ocean from Saudi Arabia ... with the intention of killing Dr. Saad,” said the lawsuit, which seeks punitive damages in an amount to be determined at trial.
The men “attempted to enter Canada covertly, travelling on tourist visas” and pretending not to know each other. Suspicious border agents found a photo showing several of the men together, “revealing their lie and thwarting their mission,” it said. The crown prince has denied ordered Khashoggi's killing but said he ultimately bears “full responsibility” as the kingdom's de facto leader.
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