Saudi crown prince says killing of Khashoggi ‘a heinous crime’

Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince calls the killing of Jamal Khashoggi a “heinous crime that cannot be justified.”

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman separately says that the killing of the Washington Post columnist will not “drive a wedge” between the kingdom and Turkey.

His comments come at the Future Investment Initiative. This year’s summit, however, has been overshadowed by the killing October 2 of Khashoggi. Turkish officials say a 15-man Saudi team killed the writer at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. A member of Prince Mohammed’s entourage was allegedly at the consulate at the time.

International business leaders have pulled out from attending the summit over the killing.

— AP

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