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Saudi state television confirms Jamal Khashoggi is dead

By Caitlin Yilek

Published October 19, 2018 10:36pm ET

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Saudi state television confirms Jamal Khashoggi is dead — In this Dec. 15, 2014 file photo, Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference, in Manama, Bahrain. | (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Seventeen days after journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the Saudi government confirmed he is dead.

The news was announced on state television Friday, according to reports.

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