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Pompeo presses Saudis for accountability on Khashoggi murder

2019-01-15 09:50:52       source:The Aljazeera

January 14, 2019


US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told Saudi Arabia's king and crown prince that "every single person responsible" for the murder of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi needs to be held accountable.


King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also known as MBS, "both acknowledge that this accountability needs to take place", Pompeo said in Riyadh following talks with the two men on Monday.


"They reiterated their commitment to achieving the objective, the expectations we set for them," Pompeo added.


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