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Five Saudi officials to face death penalty for Khashoggi murder

Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Five people are to face death penalty over his death. Khashoggi died after being drugged and then dismembered, a spokesman for the public prosecutor's office said in the first Saudi confirmation of how he was killed. [Courtesy]

Five Saudi officials face the death penalty for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was dismembered inside the kingdom's Istanbul consulate, but Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was not involved, the prosecutor said Thursday.

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