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Saudi king cuts short private trip to France
King Salman at the Al Yamama Palace, Riyadh

Nice - Security measures put in place around the king's villa would now be lifted.

By AFP

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Published: Tue 4 Aug 2015, 1:35 PM

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, unexpectedly left the French Riviera on Sunday, local officials said, adding that a beach that had been controversially closed for the royal's holiday would now reopen to the public.
Eight days after arriving in southern France for what was billed as a three-week luxury vacation, the king boarded a flight from Nice airport to the Moroccan city of Tangiers, Alpes-Maritimes region official Philippe Castanet told. According to the local prefecture at least half of the king's 1000-strong delegation was also leaving.
"We can assume that the king has ended his stay at Golfe-Juan," Castanet said, referring to the Cote d'Azur town of Vallauris Golfe-Juan where the king's villa is located. The Saudi embassy had earlier said the stay would last until around August 20.
Security measures put in place around the king's villa would now be lifted, Castanet said, adding that the stretch of beach in front of the villa would reopen to sunbathers and swimmers on Monday.


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