It does not indicate who the Saudi royal might be. The term can be used for thousands of members of the Saudi royal family; al-Sharbi did not say he met the man. "The Saudi royal family is quite large and diverse, and it is no secret that various members were once reputed for their patronage of Islamist causes and charities," Kohlmann said. "In that light, it is hardly ridiculous that al-Sharbi would have encountered a Saudi royal who sympathized with Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden." He was captured there in a house with Abu Zubaydah, whom the U.S. has called an Al Qaeda "facilitator."

Source: Fox News September 17, 2016 06:56 UTC