Saudi Intelligence Shocked After Listening to Khashoggi tape: Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described the content of an audio recording of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which the country shared with its Western allies, as a “calamity” and said it shocked a Saudi Arabian intelligence officer who listened to it, the media reported on Tuesday. Calling on Riyadh to take concrete action against the perpetrators of the murder, Erdogan said: “All those who asked have listened to the audio recording of this murder. Our intelligence organization did not conceal anything. Besides Saudi Arabia, the US, France, Canada, Germany, and the UK listened to this recording. “The (content of the) tape is a real calamity. Even, the intelligence officer of the Saudis was shocked when he listened to the recording, as he said ‘this guy (perpetrator) is perhaps using heroin, only a man on heroin can do such a thing’,” Erdogan told the media on his return from Paris where he attended the centenary of the Armistice Day, Hurriyet Daily News reported. (IANS)

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