A Saudi prince has allegedly offered to ‘award’ pilots who are carrying out bombing raids in Yemen with 100 Bentley cars.
Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, one of the richest men in the world, made the pledge on Wednesday after bombing raids appeared to resume, despite an official announcement that they would be halted.
Saudi Arabian forces launched airstrikes on Yemen a month ago to stop advances from Houthi rebels, who are allied with Iran and previously overthrew the Saudi-backed government.
Prince Talal, the 60-year-old grandson of Saudi Arabia’s founder Ibn Saud apparently made the pledge on social media but the post has since been deleted, according to the International Business Times. He is said to own a $300 million stake in Twitter.
“To recognise the one hundred participating Saudi pilots I am pleased to present them with 100 Bentley cars,” is what he wrote.
On Tuesday, the Saudis said the bombing raids, which have killed at least 944 people and wounded around 3,480, had been successful and they were to focus on finding a political solution instead.
Yet, the raids resumed on Wednesday.
