ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A man held by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates has committed suicide by hanging himself in prison, the Istanbul prosecutor’s office said on Monday. The pair were arrested on April 19 and had confessed to spying on Arab nationals, a senior Turkish official said at the time. UAE officials were not immediately available for comment on the death and there has been no official statement following Turkey’s announcement of the arrests. The United Arab Emirates is a close ally of Saudi Arabia. According to the senior Turkish official, one of the two men arrived in Turkey in October, days after Khashoggi was killed, while the other arrived later to help his colleague.

Source: Egypt Independent April 29, 2019 09:22 UTC