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Turkey opens inquiry into missing Saudi journalist

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Published: 09:16, 7 October 2018   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Turkey opens inquiry into missing Saudi journalist

International Desk: Turkish prosecutors have opened an investigation into the disappearance of a missing Saudi journalist.

Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has not been seen since Tuesday, when he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Turkish sources quoted by Reuters and the Washington Post say they believe he has been killed inside the consulate.

They did not give any evidence for the claim, nor suggest how he was killed.

Saudi officials have not yet commented, however a source at the consulate - also quoted by Reuters - described the accusations as baseless.

The source added that a security team had arrived in Istanbul to investigate Mr Khashoggi's disappearance.

Earlier, Prince bin Salman told Bloomberg News that Turkish authorities were welcome to search the building.

Source: BBC


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