Nov 10, 2017

Saudi Arabia's mass purge of elites accused of graft "raises a few concerns", US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday, adding Washington was closely monitoring the Gulf country's unprecedented probe into alleged embezzlement worth $100 billion.

Speaking to reporters before landing in the Vietnamese city of Danang, where Tillerson is accompanying President Donald Trump to the APEC summit, Washington's top diplomat said Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption purge was "well intended".

"My own view is that it does, it raises a few concerns until we see more clearly how these particular individuals are dealt with," he said.

Around 200 people are being held for questioning over what Saudi Arabia says is an estimated $100 bill

ion embezzlement and corruption scandal, the biggest purge of the kingdom's elite in its modern history.