Saudi prince promises to give a free Bentley to every pilot involved in the Yemen air strikes

Saudi prince promises to give a free Bentley to every pilot involved in the Yemen air strikes
Thu Apr 23, 2015 09:43:43

A Saudi prince has promised to give a free Bentley to every pilot involved in the Yemen air strikes, as bombing raids in the country appeared to resume despite a pledge that they would stop.

Saudi Arabian forces launched air strikes on Yemen a month ago to stop advances from the Shiite Houthi rebels.

Prince Talal, who owns $300 million stake in Twitter, apparently made the pledge on social media but the post has since been deleted, the International Business Times reported.

He wrote: "To recognise the one hundred participating Saudi pilots I am pleased to present them with 100 Bentley cars,"

Bin Talal, 60, is the grandson of Saudi Arabia's founder Ibn Saud and one of the richest men in the world.

 

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