So sad! Saudi Arabian Government Confirms Death of Washington Post Journalist, Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Arabian government have admitted the Washington post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was dead. According to a bulletin, he was killed in a fight with the men, who the Saudis claim had gone to Turkey to convince Khashoggi to return to Saudi Arabia.
Top government officials have been arrested and detained pending investigation.
The kingdom, which had completely denied any knowledge of what happened to the journalist for more than two weeks, expressed "deep regret." They offered no information on what happened to Khashoggi's body. Turkish officials have told CNN he was dismembered.
According to the White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders, she said,
the US "acknowledges the announcement from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" and will "closely follow the international investigations into this tragic incident."
So sad.
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