Turkish police leave Saudi consulate after investigating in Istanbul, says witness

A team of Turkish police investigating the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has left the Saudi consulate building in Istanbul, a Reuters witness said on Tuesday.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 16-10-2018 08:25 IST | Created: 16-10-2018 07:43 IST
Turkish police leave Saudi consulate after investigating in Istanbul, says witness
Turkish police investigators had entered the consulate late on Monday. (Image Credit: Twitter)
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A team of Turkish police investigating the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has left the Saudi consulate building in Istanbul, a Reuters witness said on Tuesday.

Turkish police investigators had entered the consulate late on Monday.

A Turkish diplomatic source had earlier said that a joint Turkish-Saudi team would search the consulate - the last place Khashoggi was seen before he vanished on Oct. 2.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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