Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is addressing the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Live updates:https://cnn.it/2EHvpF3
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Says Khashoggi's fiancé alerted the police fearing something had happened to him; Turkish police immediately started an investigation and looked through CCTV footage.http://cnn.it/2EHvpF3
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"To try and hide such a ferocious murder is against the conscience of humanity," Erdogan told Parliamenthttp://cnn.it/2EHvpF3
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Turkish President rejects Saudi claim that journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death was accidental, describing it as a "ferocious" pre-planned murder http://cnn.it/2EHvpF3 pic.twitter.com/g5oekreWAq
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Erdogan has questions for Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi's death: "On whose orders did these people come here? Even when the murder was clearly committed, why were many conflicting announcements made? And why has the body... still not been found?" http://cnn.it/2EHvpF3 pic.twitter.com/WEryeedzSX
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Erdogan: "It is very important for the inquiry to be carried out by an impartial team...so Turkey will pursue this matter to the very end. ...This incident has occurred in Istanbul, so this team of 18 people should be tried in Istanbul." http://cnn.it/2EHvpF3 pic.twitter.com/OJYZYO1zWC
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Saudi Arabia only gave permission for Turkish security to search its consulate in Istanbul after media attention, Erdogan said.https://cnn.it/2NZYYAW
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Erdogan made no mention of an audio tape of Khashoggi's suspected torture and killing, the contents of which have been reportedly leaked. He also held back from pointing the finger directly at Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.https://cnn.it/2Apklbx
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Erdogan confirmed the "body double" seen in surveillance footage leaving the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on the day Khashoggi diedhttps://cnn.it/2ytCFyU
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If he knew for sure that the Saudis are planing to kill Khashoggi why he didn’t do anything to stop it!!
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