Part 2/3. In the second installment of our three-part investigating into the death of Jamal Khashoggi, we find out about the circumstances that led him to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. When he failed to come out of the building, the Turkish government launched an investigation, prompting the Saudi authorities to issue an evolving stream of explanations for what might have happened. As more gruesome details came out, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman came under international scrutiny for his potential role in the killing.
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