His Majesty King Abdullah on Monday sent a cable of condolences to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia over the death of Prince Mansour bin Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, deputy governor of Asir, and a number of accompanying officials in a helicopter crash in Asir on Sunday.

In the cable, King Abdullah expressed his deepest sympathies and condolences to King Salman, the bereaved families, and the people of Saudi Arabia.