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Erdogan Vows to Reveal ’Naked Truth’ Over Saudi Journo’s Death

Erdogan Vows to Reveal ’Naked Truth’ Over Saudi Journo’s Death
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to reveal within days the "naked truth" over the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as Riyadh claimed it did not know the whereabouts of his body and that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had been “unaware of any operation to murder him.”

Erdogan’s statement came the day after Saudi authorities conceded Khashoggi had been killed inside their diplomatic compound in Istanbul.

"We are looking for justice here and this will be revealed in all its naked truth, not through some ordinary steps but in all its naked truth," Erdogan told a rally in Istanbul.

Relatively, the Saudi foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, on Sunday described the killing as a "tremendous mistake" and said it had been a "rogue operation" by individuals who "exceeded their responsibilities" and then "tried to cover up for it".

Jubeir insisted in an interview with Fox News that the operation was not ordered by the crown prince known by his initials MBS, also adding that "we don't know where the body is."

Erdogan, who has not yet directly blamed Saudi Arabia, held a telephone call with US President Donald Trump on Sunday where the two leaders agreed the Khashoggi case needed to be clarified "in all its aspects," a Turkish presidential source said.

"We are looking for justice here and this will be revealed in all its naked truth, not through some ordinary steps but in all its naked truth."

Turkish officials, for their part, said they believe that 15 Saudi men who arrived in Istanbul on two flights on October 2 were connected to Khashoggi's death.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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