Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed two hours after arriving at his consulate in Istanbul and his body was cut off with a saw, the New York Times reported, quoting a senior Turkish official.
The newspaper said the same senior officials in the Turkish security concluded that the Saudi opposition Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on the orders of the highest levels in the Royal Court.
He said that Khashoggi was killed within two hours of his arrival at the consulate by Saudi agents, and they cut his body with a saw, brought him with them for this purpose.
The official said 15 Saudi agents arrived on Tuesday (October 2nd) on two flights, the day Khashoggi disappeared.
He added that the 15 agents left only hours later, and that Turkey has identified the roles played by some or most of them in the Saudi government, or the security services, indicating that one of them was an expert on the autopsy, and that his presence was supposed to help cut the body....
Saudi officials, including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, have rejected the charges, insisting that Khashoggi left the consulate shortly after his arrival, the newspaper said.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked the Saudis to provide evidence to prove their claims.
Source: The New York Times
