Jamal Khashoggi Killed After Entering Saudi Consulate

Washington: Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was attacked in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul within two minutes after he entered it and was dead in seven minutes, the New York Times reported. A person close to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed “new specificity to the Turkish claims about the speed with which Khashoggi was killed and said (that) it also showed premeditation”. Turkish officials have previously said that the Saudi killer team had finished its work and left the consulate within less than two hours. The Times also said that Saudi agents who killed Khashoggi brought a body double who resembled the dissident and wore his clothes as part of a cover-up. Turkey leaked security camera video footage on Monday showing the look-alike strolling the streets of Istanbul shortly after Khashoggi had been killed inside the Saudi consulate. (IANS)