Twitter Storm after Khashoggi’s Son Visits Saudi Royal Palace to Receive Condolences!

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Twitter activists reacted swiftly and sharply to a photo released by the Saudi government showing Jamal Khashoggi's son with a pained expression as he shook the hand of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the royal Yamama Palace in Riyadh.

King Salman and the crown prince received Khashoggi's son, Salah, and his brother, Sahel, at the Palace on Tuesday, where the two royals expressed their “condolences”, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency, which ran the handshake photo.

A friend of the Khashoggi family told The Associated Press that Salah has been under a travel ban since his father began writing critically about the prince in columns for The Washington Post. The individual spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing reprisal.

Bin Salman has come under mounting international pressure with critics suspecting he ordered the high-profile assassination.

Saudi authorities claim they have arrested 18 suspects and dismissed senior officials, but the crown prince has so far escaped blame. He has repeatedly denied any involvement in the murder.

Relatively, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih on Tuesday described Khashoggi's killing as "abhorrent", saying "these are difficult days for us in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia".

"Nobody in the kingdom can justify it or explain it. From the leadership on down, we're very upset at what has happened," Falih added.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team