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Suspect in Khashoggi killing detained in France

8 December 2021
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2021-12-08 11:16

A suspect in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been arrested in France, according to a French judicial official. The official said the suspect was being detained on Tuesday on the basis of a Turkish warrant arrest. French radio RTL said the Saudi national was arrested at Roissy airport near Paris as he was trying to board a flight to Riyadh. The suspect  was one of over a dozen Saudi officials sanctioned by the US in 2018 over Khashoggi's killing.

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