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Turkish police believe Khashoggi remains may have been burned: Anadolu
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 14, 2019 / 9:31 AM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Turkish police believe Khashoggi remains may have been burned: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish police believe the remains of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have been burned, Turkey’s state-run news agency Anadolu said on Thursday, citing a police report.
Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by a team of Saudi operatives on Oct. 2, provoking international revulsion.
The consulate had two wells and a gas and wood floor furnace that could reach heat of over 1,000 degrees, destroying any DNA traces, Anadolu said on Thursday, quoting a report by the Turkish police.
After making numerous contradictory statements about Khashoggi’s fate, Riyadh said he had been killed and his body dismembered when negotiations to persuade him to return to Saudi Arabia failed.
Police believe information obtained in the investigation indicate that the dismembered remains of Khashoggi may have been burned, Anadolu said.
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Turkish police believe Khashoggi remains may have been burned: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish police believe the remains of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have been burned, Turkey’s state-run news agency Anadolu said on Thursday, citing a police report.
Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by a team of Saudi operatives on Oct. 2, provoking international revulsion.
The consulate had two wells and a gas and wood floor furnace that could reach heat of over 1,000 degrees, destroying any DNA traces, Anadolu said on Thursday, quoting a report by the Turkish police.
After making numerous contradictory statements about Khashoggi’s fate, Riyadh said he had been killed and his body dismembered when negotiations to persuade him to return to Saudi Arabia failed.
Police believe information obtained in the investigation indicate that the dismembered remains of Khashoggi may have been burned, Anadolu said.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-khashoggi-turkey/turkish-police-believe-khashoggi-remains-may-have-been-burned-anadolu-idUSKCN1Q322U
