FILE PHOTO: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal visits displaced people in Sayidka camp, south of Mogadishu, August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Omar Faruk
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia embarked on an anti-corruption purge on Sunday involving the arrest of royals, ministers and investors including billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the kingdom's most prominent businessmen.
Eleven princes, four ministers and tens of former ministers were detained, two senior officials told Reuters.
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