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June 23, 2020

Canada Warns Dissident He Is a Potential Target of Saudi Kingdom
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have warned a prominent Saudi
dissident living in exile to take precautions because he may become a
"potential target" of the Saudi kingdom. Omar Abdulaziz is a 29-year-old
video blogger and activist living in Montreal who has publicly
criticized Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Abdulaziz said, "They want
to do something, but I don't know whether it's assassination [or]
kidnapping." He was in regular contact with Saudi journalist Jamal
Khashoggi at the time of his assassination by the Saudis in Turkey two
years ago.


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