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Pompeo says no ‘direct’ evidence of Saudi prince link to Khashoggi killing

WASHINGTON, Nov 28, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said
Wednesday there was “no direct reporting” linking Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman to the order to murder dissident journalist Jamal
Khashoggi.

“I do believe I’ve read every piece of intelligence coming in the last few
hours. I’ve read it all,” Pompeo told reporters after a closed-door meeting
with senators on US support for Riyadh in the Yemen war.

“There is no direct reporting connecting the crown prince to the order to
murder Jamal Khashoggi,” he said.

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