Saudi Crown Prince congratulates Trump on killing of Islamic State leader

By Reuters• last updated: 29/10/2019

FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. Mandel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo -

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DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump on the killing of Islamic State’s leader, describing the operation as a historic step in the fight against extremism, Saudi state TV Ekhbariya reported on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Asma Alsharif; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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