Saudi Arabia on Sunday called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its Istanbul consulate a “huge and grave mistake,” but sought to shield its powerful crown prince from the widening crisis, saying Mohammed bin Salman had not been aware.

The comments from Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir were some of the most direct yet from Riyadh, which has given multiple and conflicting accounts about Khashoggi’s killing on Oct. 2, first denying his death and later admitting it amid an international outcry.

“This was an operation that was a rogue operation. This was an operation where individuals ended up exceeding the authorities and responsibilities they had,” Jubeir said on the U.S. broadcaster Fox.

“They made the mistake when they killed Jamal Khashoggi in the consulate and they tried to cover up for it,” he said.

The weeks of denial and lack of credible evidence in the face of allegations from Turkish officials that Khashoggi had been killed have shaken global confidence in ties with the world’s top oil exporter.

https://www.vixpal.com/docs/saudi-arabia-calls-khashoggi-killing-grave-mistake-says-prince-not-aware/

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D Prince and d throne will definitely feign ignorance of d killing even though we all know dey ordered d hit..

...the cover up by Saudi Arabia is about to get blown up in their face:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/jamal-kashoggi-dead-lookalike-mustafa-muhammed-al-madany-saudi-arabia-turkey-consulate-latest-a8595421.html

The presence of a Jamal Khashoggi lookalike on the 15-man team dispatched to either abduct or murder the journalist has added to mounting questions about Saudi Arabia’s evolving narrative as Turkey’s president prepares to disclose more details about the case.
"We seek justice and this will be revealed in all its naked truth, not through some ordinary steps but in all its naked truth,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s president, said at the opening of an Istanbul mass transit line expansion on Sunday, vowing to reveal more details of the Khashoggi case. “This is not an ordinary case. The incident will be revealed entirely.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/jamal-khashoggi-dead-saudi-arabia-consulate-car-istanbul-turkey-latest-police-investigation-a8596086.html

A diplomatic vehicle belonging to the Saudi consulate has been discovered abandoned on the outskirts of Istanbul, days after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Security sources told Turkey's state TV the vehicle was found in the Sultangazi district, some way outside the city centre.

Turkish crime scene investigators have arrived at the underground car park in which the vehicle was reportedly dumped days after Mr Khashoggi's murder at the hands of a 15-man Saudi squad of intelligence and security officials, according to local media. Officials also released to state television a photo of an unidentified man entering and leaving the vehicle, a black 2011 E-Series Mercedes-Benz sedan, "days" after the killing, state TV reported.

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My wish is for there not to be participants at Davos!

Sky News sources: Jamal Khashoggi's body parts found, the writer had been "cut up" and his face "disfigured".

https://news.sky.com/story/sky-sources-jamal-khashoggis-body-parts-found-11533202

Body parts belonging to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found, according to two Sky sources. The sources have told Sky News the writer had been "cut up" and his face "disfigured".

One source also suggested Mr Khashoggi's remains were discovered in the garden of the Saudi consul general's home - situated around 500 metres away from the consulate. It puts paid to the explanation being put about by Saudi officials that the body was rolled up in a carpet and handed to a local collaborator who was tasked with disposing of the evidence.