CIA has recording of Saudi prince saying “silence Khashoggi” : report

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, killed in the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Istanbul, Turkey.

Turkish news website says CIA has recording of Saudi prince saying “silence Khashoggi”

Istanbul, Nov. 22, 2018 (Reuters/NAN) The CIA has a recording of a phone call in which Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave instructions to “silence Jamal Kashoggi as soon as possible”, Turkish media said on Thursday.

It cited a prominent Turkish columnist as saying CIA Director Gina Haspel had “signalled” the existence of the recording during a visit to Ankara last month.

A Turkish official contacted by media said he had no information about such a recording. (Reuters/NAN)