Turkish authorities have told U.S. officials that they have recordings from inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul that provide evidence that missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside, officials told NBC News.
The recordings were key to Turkey being confident enough to say that Khashoggi is dead and that Saudi Arabia killed him, according to both U.S. and Turkish officials, along with other individuals briefed on the intelligence. The Washington Post first reported on the recordings.
The existence of the recordings sheds light on how Turkey was able to conclude so quickly that Khashoggi never left the consulate, as Saudi Arabia has claimed. A senior Turkish official earlier told NBC News that Turkey has 100 percent confidence that Khashoggi was killed in the consulate by a 15-member Saudi team that stayed in Turkey for a brief period and then left.
Mounting evidence that Saudi Arabia was involved in Khashoggi’s disappearance has fueled a growing outcry from foreign governments, U.S. lawmakers and the Trump administration, all of whom have demanded more information from the Saudis.
President Donald trump said Friday that he planned to call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman "pretty soon" about the issue.
"A lot of people are looking to find out because it is potentially a really, really terrible situation," Trump said.
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The recordings were key to Turkey being confident enough to say that Khashoggi is dead and that Saudi Arabia killed him, according to both U.S. and Turkish officials, along with other individuals briefed on the intelligence. The Washington Post first reported on the recordings.
The existence of the recordings sheds light on how Turkey was able to conclude so quickly that Khashoggi never left the consulate, as Saudi Arabia has claimed. A senior Turkish official earlier told NBC News that Turkey has 100 percent confidence that Khashoggi was killed in the consulate by a 15-member Saudi team that stayed in Turkey for a brief period and then left.
Mounting evidence that Saudi Arabia was involved in Khashoggi’s disappearance has fueled a growing outcry from foreign governments, U.S. lawmakers and the Trump administration, all of whom have demanded more information from the Saudis.
President Donald trump said Friday that he planned to call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman "pretty soon" about the issue.
"A lot of people are looking to find out because it is potentially a really, really terrible situation," Trump said.
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