Saudi Consulate in Istanbul says looking into journalist’s disappearance

Saudi Consulate in Istanbul says looking into journalist’s disappearance
A view of the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Updated 05 October 2018

Saudi Consulate in Istanbul says looking into journalist’s disappearance

Saudi Consulate in Istanbul says looking into journalist’s disappearance
  • Khashoggi's disappearance apparently happened after he left the consulate building in Istanbul

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul said on Wednesday that it was looking into news reports of the disappearance of Saudi media veteran Jamal Khashoggi in the Turkish city.
In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Khashoggi's disappearance apparently happened after he left the consulate building in Istanbul.
News reports quoting  said Khashoggi, a Saudi citizen currently living in the US, visited the consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday to secure documentation of his divorce so that he could remarry.