Saudi Arabia ‘completely rejects’ US report concluding crown prince ordered Khashoggi assassination

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Saudi Arabia denounced a U.S. intelligence report that found Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greenlighted the operation to assassinate Jamal Khashoggi.

The long-awaited report, released on Friday afternoon by President Biden’s administration, showed that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence concluded the crown prince, who is the kingdom’s de facto leader, “approved an operation” to “capture or kill” Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident and Washington Post columnist.

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