Saudi King, Crown Prince Express Condolences To Family Of Journalist Khashoggi - Reports
Fakhir Rizvi Published October 22, 2018 | 03:30 AM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd October, 2018) Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman held a phone conversation with the family of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who died in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, expressing their condolences over his death, local media reported on Monday.
According to the SPA news agency, Salah Khashoggi, son of the murdered journalist, thanked the king and the crown prince for the condolences and the words of support.
Khashoggi, who has been working for The Washington Post newspaper as a columnist and known for his criticism of Saudi authorities, went missing in Istanbul on October 2 after he entered the Saudi consulate and never came out.
The incident caused an outcry in Turkey as well as many Western countries.
After denying any knowledge of Khashoggi's whereabouts for two weeks, Saudi Arabia admitted on Friday that the journalist died in a fight inside its consulate. Riyadh also said that 18 people had been arrested over their involvement in the incident. Turkey is conducting a separate investigation into the journalist's death.
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