Saudi Arabia's crown prince likely approved the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligence report released Friday. "We assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey, to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi," the report said. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, approved 'and likely ordered' the 2018 murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, right, according to a U.S. intelligence report released on Friday. Agnès Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, said there should also be consequences for the crown prince. Saudi officials have said Khashoggi's killing was the work of rogue Saudi security and intelligence officials.

Source: CBC News February 26, 2021 18:24 UTC