8 minutes agoErdogan: I still hope for the fate of Saudi journalist
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(8 years ago)Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan has said there is hope for the fate of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi after reports that the critic could have been killed shortly after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Erdogan told reporters Wednesday that authorities were watching all video footage recording entry and [...]
Erdogan told reporters Wednesday that authorities were watching all video footage recording the entrance and all of Tuesday's foreign flights when the writer disappeared, Klan Kosova reports.
I'm following the case, and we'll inform the world's opinion of any results of the official investigation”.
God wishes we will not face a situation we do not want. I still have hope.”, Erdogan added, saying it is disturbing that it happened in their country, writes Al Jazeera.
Several Turkish sources told the news agency, Reuters, on Saturday that they believed Khashoggi was killed in the consulate, describing as the alleged “assassination”.
An unidentified source within the consulate has told the official Saudi press agency that the charges were groundless and denied allegations of deliberate murder.
Khashoggi was a key critic of the Saudi government's reform programme under the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who lived in the US for more than a year.
