US State Department Denies Claims Pompeo Heard Audio Related To Khashoggi Disappearance
Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published October 19, 2018 | 07:09 AM
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th October, 2018) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has neither heard audio nor read a transcript related to the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the State Department spokeswoman, Heather Nauert, said in a press release.
The ABC news broadcaster reported on Thursday, citing Turkish officials, that Pompeo had listened to an audio recording of Washington Post columnist and US resident Khashoggi's murder inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
"Secretary Pompeo has neither heard a tape nor has he seen a transcript related to Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance," Nauert said on Thursday.
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