‘You will suffocate me’: Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s last words to his murderers
14 September 2019 |
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Riyadh initially offered multiple accounts about Khashoggi's disappearance, but later said the journalist was killed by rogue officials inside it consulate. The UN blames Saudi officials for his "premeditated" murder.
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