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Jamal Khashoggi was strangled then chopped into pieces, Turkey says — the most detailed official account of his death so far https://ift.tt/2Q9Bsnd Chris McGrath/Getty Images
Jamal Khashoggi was strangled shortly after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and his body was dismembered afterward, Turkish officials said. Irfan Fidan, the chief prosecutor of Istanbul, made the announcement on Wednesday. It is the most detailed official account of the journalist's death so far. Khashoggi went missing after entering his country's consulate in Istanbul on October 2. Saudi Arabia acknowledged his death 17 days after the disappearance, but claimed it was an accident after a fistfight. It then admitted six days afterward that the murder was preplanned. The kingdom — which has been trying to distance its crown prince from the crisis — has shifted its version of events multiple times. Reuters Fidan also demanded that his Saudi counterpart detail the whereabouts of Khashoggi's body. Unnamed Saudi officials previously claimed that Khashoggi's body was wrapped up in some kind of fabric and given to a local Turkish co-conspirator. He also demanded that the 18 suspects Saudi Arabia arrested over Khashoggi's killing be sent to Istanbul, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the same demand yesterday. Fidan's statement came after Saudi's top prosecutor, Saud Al Mojeb, visited Istanbul this week to discuss the kingdom's investigation into Khashoggi's death. An unnamed Turkish official told Agence France-Presse on Wednesday that Saudi officials appeared unwilling to share intelligence over the probe. The official said: "The Saudi officials seemed primarily interested in finding out what evidence the Turkish authorities had against the perpetrators." "We did not get the impression that they were keen on genuinely cooperating with the investigation," they added. Business Insider has contacted Saudi Arabia's embassy in Washington, DC, for comment. NOW WATCH: Why most people refuse to sell their lottery tickets for twice what they paid See Also:
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