Iran Press/Asia: As Saudi Arabia’s green national flag flapped overhead, forensics teams entered the residence, only 2 kilometers from the consulate where Jamal Khashoggi vanished October 2 while trying to pick up paperwork to get married.
It was the second-such extraordinary search of a site considered under international law to be sovereign Saudi territory after investigators spent hours in the consulate earlier this week, Reuters reported.
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The searches and the leaks in Turkish media have ensured the world’s attention remains focused on what happened to Khashoggi, who went into a self-imposed exile in the U.S. over the rise of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Flying back home after a visit to both Saudi Arabia and Turkey, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo remained positive about an ongoing Saudi probe into Khashoggi’s disappearance, but he stressed that answers are needed.
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