RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said this morning that preliminary results of investigations showed US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul after a fight with people he met there.
“The investigations are still underway and 18 Saudi nationals have been arrested,” a statement from the Saudi public prosecutor said, adding royal court adviser Saud Al Qahtani and deputy intelligence chief Ahmed Asiri have been sacked from their positions.
Saudi Press Agency said King Salman ordered the formation of a ministerial committee with the Crown Prince as its head to restructure the country’s intelligence agency.
The Saudi King and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a phone call, stressed the importance of continuing to work together.