Turkish police: Khashoggi killed in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul!

Reuters quoted a Turkish source as saying that the preliminary assessment of the police indicates that the Saudi media Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and the body was taken out.

An AFP correspondent quoted a source close to the Turkish government as saying that the Turkish police believe Khashoggi was killed in the consulate by a team that came to Istanbul on the same day.

The sources revealed that 15 Saudis, including officials, arrived in Istanbul aboard two planes and entered the consulate during Khashoggi’s presence before returning to their country.

“I would like to emphasize that Jamal is not in the consulate, nor in Saudi Arabia, the consulate and the embassy are making efforts to search for him”, the Saudi consul general in Istanbul told Reuters.

“We are concerned about this issue”.

The consul stressed that Saudi Arabia is one of the keenest countries on its citizens, and makes every effort to communicate with them in the event of losing contact with them.

Reuters reporters toured the saudi consulate in Istanbul, which Khashoggi entered on Tuesday.

Earlier in the day, police revealed that Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi had not left the Saudi consulate in Istanbul since he entered the country.

“Fifteen Saudis, including two officials, arrived in Istanbul with two planes and entered the Saudi consulate in conjunction with Khashoggi’s presence before returning to their country”, security sources said.

Saudi opposition journalist Khashoggi lost contact with him after his consular review in Istanbul for transactions since last Tuesday.

Sources confirmed close at the time that Khashoggi entered the consulate building at one o’clock to obtain official papers of his own, did not leave the building until now.

Khashoggi is a former Saudi journalist who has served as editor-in-chief of the Saudi daily Al Watan.

He also served as an adviser to Prince Turki Al Faisal, a former ambassador to Washington, but left the country under a tight campaign against press freedom after the appointment of Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince.

Khashoggi writing in the Washington Post.