Mike Pompeo meets Saudi king on Khashoggi’s disappearance
Turkish officials say they believe the Saudi journalist was murdered at the consulate and his body removed, which the Saudis strongly deny
Riyadh/Istanbul — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Tuesday to discuss the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as Turkish police prepared to search the Saudi consul’s residence in Istanbul in a widening probe. Khashoggi, a US resident and leading critic of the Saudi crown prince, vanished after entering the consulate on October 2. Turkish officials say they believe he was murdered there and his body removed, which the Saudis strongly deny. President Donald Trump, who dispatched Pompeo to Riyadh amid strained ties with the key ally, has speculated that “rogue killers” may be responsible after speaking with King Salman. After talks with the king, Pompeo met foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir and will have dinner with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He may go on to Turkey. Overnight, Turkish crime scene investigators entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the last place Khashoggi was seen before vanishing, for the first time and searche...
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