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Saudi princes caught illegally transporting rare falcons
Source: Saudi princes caught illegally transporting rare falcons - TelegraphTwo Saudi Arabian princes have been caught illegally transporting 49 rare falcons through Russia.
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Customs officials have been ordered to intercept any attempt by the two men to take the birds out of the country.
One of the two princes travelling with the falcons is reportedly Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer, the undersecretary for multilateral relations of Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry.
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Rosprirodnadzor refused permission for the birds to be returned to Saudi Arabia on November 28. A source at Russia's Foreign Ministry told reporters it had sent a diplomatic note to Saudi Arabia's embassy in Moscow after hearing on Wednesday of a planned attempt to take the 49 birds abroad.