“According to our estimates, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman, approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey, to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashukji,” the documents quoted by NBC say.
US intelligence suggested that, given the prince's high level of control over what is happening in the country, such actions could not be taken without his approval.
BREAKING: Biden admin.
releases intel report on 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi:
"We assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi," US intel assessment.
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The journalist was killed at the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul on October 2, 2018.
Later, the Saudi authorities said that he was killed in the diplomatic mission building as a result of the conflict.
On September 7, a court in Saudi Arabia sentenced those accused of the murder of Khashukji.
Turkey said that the verdict did not meet Ankara's expectations.