Saudis Sent ‘Clean-Up’ Team to Turkey After Khashoggi Killing, Official Says

Saudis Sent ‘Clean-Up’ Team to Turkey After Khashoggi Killing, Official Says
A demonstrator holds a poster with a picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on Oct. 25, 2018. Osman Orsal/Reuters
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ANKARA—Saudi Arabia sent a two-man “clean-up team” to erase evidence of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing a week after he disappeared at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, a Turkish official said on Nov. 5, calling it a sign top Saudi officials knew of the crime.

Confirming a report in Turkey’s pro-government Sabah newspaper, the official said the chemist and toxicologist were tasked with erasing evidence before Turkish investigators were given access to the Saudi consulate and consul’s residence.