Turkey will "never allow a cover-up" of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, a senior official in Turkey's ruling party said Saturday, reflecting international skepticism over the Saudi account that the writer died during a "fistfight." His body, Saudi officials told several journalists, was handed over to a 'local collaborator' for disposal," it said, while also criticizing Trump for allegedly trying to help top Saudi leaders escape "meaningful accountability." Saudi Arabia said 18 Saudi suspects were in custody and intelligence officials had been fired. She said it would have been "more valuable" if Saudi officials had earlier admitted that Khashoggi was killed in its diplomatic post. Standing outside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the head of a media group said the "authority that gave the orders" in the killing of Khashoggi should be punished.

Source: ABC News October 20, 2018 05:12 UTC