Exposed: Saudi hit squad member wearing Khashoggis clothes
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after weeks of denying involvement in khashoggis disappearance saudi arabia said that he was killed in the istanbul consulate saying his death was the result of a fistfight1 more facts have emerged in ongoing investigation into the killing of jamal khashoggi a saudi journalist who was allegedly murdered in saudi arabias consulate in istanbul turkey on oct. 21 cnn has obtained exclusive law enforcement surveillance footage part of the turkish governments investigation that appears to show the man leaving the saudi consulate by the back door wearing khashoggis clothes a fake beard and glasses1 the same man was seen in khashoggis clothing according to the turkish case at the citys world-famous blue mosque just hours after the journalist was last seen alive entering the consulate on oct. 21 the man in the video identified by the official as mustafa al-madani was allegedly part of what investigators have said was a hit squad sent to kill the journalist during a scheduled appointment to get papers for his upcoming wedding1 saudi arabia has presented a shifting narrative of what happened to khashoggi1 the latest revelation showed a member of the 15-man saudi hit squad suspected in the death of khashoggi dressed up in his clothes and was captured on surveillance cameras around istanbul on the day the journalist was killed a senior turkish official has told cnn1 a saudi source close to the royal palace later told cnn that the washington post journalist died in a chokehold1 on sunday its foreign minister adel al-jubeir went further describing khashoggis death on fox news as a murder and a tremendous mistake1 he also said they dont know where the body is1 we are determined to uncover every stone. we are determined to find out all the facts. and we are determined to punish those who are responsible for this murder he said in the interview1 in the apparent cover-up that followed khashoggis death madani 57 who is of similar height age and build to khashoggi 59 was used as a decoy for the journalist according to the turkish official1 a senior turkish official told cnn that the video showed that madani was brought to istanbul to act as a body double1