Khashoggi's 'cut up' body parts found in Consul General’s garden top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up to receive our rundown of the day'sdirect to your inbox When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Reports suggest the parts were cut up and found in the garden of the Saudi Consul General in Istanbul. There are also claims his face has been disfigured. The latest development comes just hours after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded to know "where the corpse was" in a major public address. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has insisted it will hold to account those responsible of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing and those who failed in their duties, whoever they are, the Saudi cabinet said after a meeting chaired by King Salman on Tuesday. The murder of Khashoggi may have been planned in advance Saudi Arabia has taken an important step by admitting the murder Theresa May Khashoggi went missing on October 2 when he entered the consulate in Istanbul. After weeks of denying knowledge of his fate, Saudi officials said the prominent journalist was killed in a "rogue operation". On Saturday, Saudi officials admitted the journalist died in a ‘fist-fight’ inside the consulate. Following the announcement that Mr Khashoggi was killed inside the consulate, the government said that 18 Saudi officials were detained in connection with his death. The dismembered body of the journalist supports the Turkish government’s story that a 15-man Saudi hit squad carried out the premeditated murder of the journalist inside the consulate. Erdoğan: 15 people came from Saudi on day of Khashoggi's death Meanwhile, Khashoggi's son has been pictured reluctantly shaking the hand of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is accused of his father’s killing. In a meeting in Riyadh, Salah bin Jamal Kashoggi glares at the Saudi royal at the gathering where his father, King Salman, and other royals “offered their condolences” to grieving family members. A friend of the Khashoggi family told The Associated Press Khashoggi's son has been under a travel ban since last year. President Erdogan has called of those involved in the murder to stand trial in Istanbul. The Turkish president has not mentioned the prince in his speech, but officials linked to the royal have been implicated in the killing. Erdogan said his death was planned days in advance by Saudi officials. Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said: “Saudi Arabia has taken an important step by admitting the murder. Jamal Khashoggi's body parts have been found, officials have revealed "As of now we expect of them to openly bring to light those responsible - from the highest ranked to the lowest - and to bring them to justice." "President Erdogan's statement this morning underscores the fact there remain questions which only the Saudis have the answers to.” Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Fox News: “The individuals who did this did this outside the scope of their authority. “There obviously was a tremendous mistake made, and what compounded the mistake was the attempt to try to cover up.” President Erodogan has said many questions need to be answered Turkey’s pro-government newspaper Yeni Safak published what they said were audio recordings which document Mr Khasgoggi’s torture and death. A Turkish source close to the investigation told Middle East Eye Mr Khashoggi was dragged from the consul general’s office and onto the table of a study inside the consulate. President Erdogan said Turkey would not complete its investigation into Khashoggi’s death until all questions were answered and Turkey found out the identity of a local collaborator that Riyadh says disposed of the body. Sahar Zeki a friend of Jamal Khashoggi hold picture of Jamal at the Saudi Arabian consulate<doc-sep>Body parts belonging to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found, according to Sky News sources, who added that he had been “cut up” and his face “disfigured.” With no photographic evidence to support the Sky News sources’ claim, gruesome and unverified images of body parts – supposedly Khashoggi’s – have been making the rounds in Arabic media. The sources’ claim echoes a statement by Doğu Perinçek, leader of the left-wing Vatan party on Monday night. Perinçek told Turkish television that Khashoggi’s “body parts” had been recovered from a well in the Saudi consul’s garden, and added that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would explain the findings later on Tuesday. "Jamal Khashoggi's body parts have been discovered" - Sources have told @AlexCrawfordSky "grisly details" about how Jamal Khashoggi's body parts were discovered.For more, head here: https://t.co/bX5HYfFlbopic.twitter.com/IsYFOgB7fM — Sky News (@SkyNews) October 23, 2018 The news comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded Saudi officials reveal the whereabouts of Khashoggi’s remains, after the Saudi government admitted Khashoggi had been murdered, albeit in a “fist fight” with officials inside the consulate in Istanbul. Speaking before the Turkish parliament on Tuesday, Erdogan said that “the evidence we have so far collected indicate that Jamal Khashoggi was slain in a vicious, violent murder," planned in advance by the Saudi government. Turkish sources have mainteined from the start that Khashoggi was tortured, killed, and dismembered inside the consulate, and claim to have audio recordings of the journalist’s final minutes alive. According to Erdogan, the individuals named by Saudi Arabia as suspects in the murder are also the same as those identified by a Turkish investigation. Ankara is now particularly interested in a claim that a Turkish party was involved in the disposal of Khashoggi’s body after the murder and wants to bring that person to justice. But it was up to the Saudis to identify this “local co-conspirator,” the Turkish leader argued. A raft of recent revelations seem to lend support to the Turks’ theory that Khashoggi’s murder was a pre-planned hit. A Turkish source shared CCTV footage with CNN showing a body-double leaving the consulate building in Khashoggi’s clothes, moments after the killing. Leaving through the back door, the doppelganger is seen wearing a fake beard and glasses to appear more like his alleged victim. Hours before the killing, the man is seen entering the building in his own clothes, without the beard and glasses. Additional video footage obtained by Turkish broadcaster A Haber shows two men burning documents at the consulate on October 3, one day after Khashoggi entered the building for the last time. The footage has not been verified. Further reports in Turkish media have claimed that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman actually phoned Khashoggi and tried to convince him to return to Saudi Arabia. The journalist declined the prince’s offer to fly to Riyadh, thinking he would be arrested and killed there, and was then murdered by the Saudi hit-team after the talk with MBS ended, the paper, pro-government Yeni Safak, wrote. Per Saudi media, the king and crown prince met two of @JKhashoggi's relatives this afternoon. This photo of his son Salah and MbS is haunting. pic.twitter.com/tVHmc2wlvH — Gregg Carlstrom (@glcarlstrom) October 23, 2018 US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he is not yet “satisfied” with Riyadh’s “fist fight” story, but said he will not halt lucrative arms deals with the Saudis. Trump said that the US would consider “other things,” possibly sanctions. CIA Director Gina Haspel reportedly traveled to Istanbul on Monday night to assist the investigation, according to a Reuters source. Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!<doc-sep>Khashoggi's body parts found at Saudi consul's residence in Istanbul: Report LONDON Body parts belonging to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found, according to Sky News. Citing anonymous sources, the UK-based broadcaster reported Oct. 23 that the writer had been "cut up" and his face "disfigured". According to the report, one source suggested that Khashoggi's remains were discovered in the garden of the Saudi consul general's home. "I am aware of the reports, they are deeply disturbing ... the location of Mr Khashoggi's body is just one of the questions we need answers to and as such we await the full results of the Turkish investigation," British Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Oct. 23. The report came after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Khashoggi's body had not been found and demanded Saudi officials reveal its whereabouts. "Why has the body of someone who was officially said to be killed not been found yet?" Erdoğan said in an address to his party's MPs in Ankara on Oct. 23, before accusing the consul general's stance after Khashoggi's disappearance.<doc-sep>JAMAL Khashoggi’s cut-up and disfigured remains have been found in the garden of the Saudi consul general’s home in Istanbul, Sky News reported citing two sources. Turkish officials did not confirm the report. Sky News’ account contradicts the explanation from Saudi officials that the body was rolled up in a carpet and handed over to a local collaborator to dispose of the evidence, the UK news outlet reported. On Monday, Dogu Perincek, leader of Turkey’s left-wing nationalist Patriotic Party, alleged that Khashoggi’s remains had been found inside a well in the diplomat’s garden, reports the New York Post. Camera Icon Jamal Khashoggi with fiancee Hatice Cengiz. Reports have suggested body parts have been found. Credit: Supplied, Facebook The unconfirmed reports about the remains being found were “deeply disturbing,” British Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said. “The location of Mr. Khashoggi’s body is just one of the questions we need answers to and as such we await the full results of the Turkish investigation,” he said. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told politicians in Ankara yesterday that Khashoggi’s body had not been found and demanded Saudi officials reveal its whereabouts. Camera Icon Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, shakes hands with Salah Khashoggi, Jamal Khashoggi’s son, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Credit: AP SLAIN WRITER’S SON MEETS CROWN PRINCE It comes as Khashoggi’s grieving son met and shook hands on Tuesday with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia — who’s suspected of having a role in a politically motivated plot to kill his father, reports the New York Post. Salah bin Jamal Khashoggi, the writer’s oldest son, wore a grim gaze as he clasped hands with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Al Yamama Palace in Riyadh as cameras rolled. The subsequent photos provoked a strong reaction on social media, with commentators speculating on how tough it must have been for Khashoggi’s son to shake hands with the man accused of having a hand — if not ordering — his father’s murder. Camera Icon Salah bin Jamal Khashoggi greets Saudi King Salman. Credit: AP In addition to the crown prince and Salah — who’s been kept in the country for the past year by a travel ban, a family friend told The Associated Press — the meeting was attended by Saudi King Salman, and Salah’s younger brother, Sahel. The royals “expressed their sincere condolences to the family of Jamal Khashoggi — may God have mercy on him,” CNN reported, citing the state-run Saudi Press Agency. The report from the Saudi agency claimed that the writer’s sons thanked the king and crown prince for their well-wishes. Camera Icon Jamal Khashoggi’s death has stunned the world. Credit: AP The huddle comes as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan publicly accused Saudi officials of premeditating Khashoggi’s “political murder” days before the slaying inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. POISONED RUSSIAN SPY’S WIDOW SAYS DEATH IS ‘WAKE-UP CALL’ The widow of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, who died from radioactive poisoning in 2006, says the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi should be a wake-up call about the deadly behavior of authoritarian states. Marina Litvinenko says her husband’s murder may have led some governments to think “it’s just so easy to kill people” without provoking a strong response. Alexander Litvinenko, a Russian agent turned Kremlin critic, died in November 2006 after drinking tea laced with polonium-210 at a London hotel. Britain says he was murdered by Russian intelligence, likely with the approval of President Vladimir Putin. Marina Litvinenko said the death of Khashoggi and the poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal in England were evidence that her husband’s death had not deterred governments from seeking to silence their critics. She said “it’s very important to react (to) any kind of behavior and crime. Because if you will make nothing happen today, you will just be not sure what might happen tomorrow.” G7 COUNTRIES WANT ANSWERS Foreign ministers from the G7 group of industrialised nations say the explanations offered for the killing of Khashoggi leave many questions unanswered and those responsible for the death must be held to account. A joint statement from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, along with the European Union, condemned Khashoggi’s slaying in the “strongest possible terms.” Camera Icon Sahar Zeki, an activist and a friend of the slain Saudi writer attaches a picture of him and a bouquet of flowers outside the consulate where he was killed. Credit: AP They called Saudi Arabia’s confirmation of the writer’s death inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul a first step toward full transparency and accountability. The statement issued on Tuesday reiterated the need for a thorough, credible and prompt investigation done with the full collaboration of Turkish authorities. The G7 ministers say Khashoggi’s killing demonstrates the need to project journalists and to reaffirm the right to free expression. TURKEY PROMISES TO ‘SHED LIGHT’ ON MURDER It comes as Turkish officials said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised family members of the slain writer that Turkey would do all it can “to shed light on the murder.” The officials said Mr Erdogan on Tuesday called Khashoggi’s son, Abdullah, to express his condolences, and also spoke with other members of his family. Erdogan told family members that he was “deeply saddened” by his death and that Turkey would follow up the incident. The officials provided the information on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. Saudi Arabia has said the journalist, a critic of the Saudi royal family, was killed in a fistfight. Camera Icon Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Turkish Parliament the killing of Jamal Khashoggi was planned. Credit: AP Mr Erdogan said earlier on Tuesday that he was the victim of a “savage murder” that was planned days ahead. The Turkish President on Tuesday delivered a speech to Parliament on the death of Khashoggi after earlier saying he would reveal the “naked truth” about the killing. He said the evidence collected so far shows Mr Khashoggi was murdered in “a ferocious manner”. “To try and hide it would be an insult to humanity,” Mr Erdogan told Parliament.<doc-sep>
Body parts belonging to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been found, according to two Sky sources. The sources have told Sky News the Saudi dissident had been "cut up" and his face "disfigured". One source also suggested the writer's remains were discovered in the garden of the Saudi consul general's Istanbul home - located around 500 metres away from the consulate. It contradicts the explanation being made by Saudi officials that the body was rolled up in a carpet and handed to a local collaborator who was tasked with disposing of the evidence. Theresa May's spokesman said reports of Mr Khashoggi's body parts being found were "deeply disturbing". "The location of Mr Khashoggi's body is just one of the questions we need answers to and as such we await the full results of the Turkish investigation," he said. In a day of fast-moving developments in the case: :: Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Mr Khashoggi's killing a premeditated "murder" :: Mr Erdogan demanded Saudi officials reveal the whereabouts of Mr Khashoggi's body :: The dissident's son met Saudi ruler, King Salman and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh :: Turkish media said Mr Khashoggi's belongings were found in suitcases in a Saudi consulate car :: Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he was "deeply concerned" to hear Mr Erdogan call it a premeditated murder :: The widow of ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko called the death a wake-up call about authoritarian states :: Mr Trump called it the "worst cover-up ever" as the US revoked visas of 21 Saudi nationals In a speech to the country's parliament, Turkey's president Erdogan demanded Saudi Arabia hold those responsible to account and asked: "Why has the body of someone who was officially said to be killed not been found yet?" He did not mention an alleged audio recording that Turkish authorities claim to have of Mr Khashoggi's death that supposedly confirms he was tortured, killed, had his fingers cut off and was dismembered. Story continues The apparent discovery of Mr Khashoggi's body parts - and Mr Erdogan's version of events based on what he described as "new evidence and information" - both contradict Saudi Arabia's explanation for his death. It has said Mr Khashoggi died in a "fist fight" at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October. Mr Khashoggi was a known critic of the Saudi government and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Turkish president, who had promised the "naked truth" about the killing , did not mention the crown prince in his speech, though officials linked to the royal have been implicated in it. Saudi Arabia has said the heir-apparent of the world's top oil exporter was not involved, but any major decision must be signed off by the highest powers within its ruling Al Saud family. It came as video was released showing a meeting between the journalist's son, Salah Khashoggi, the Gulf kingdom's ruler, King Salman, and crown prince Mohamed bin Salman, at the Yamama Palace in Riyadh. Mr Khashoggi's brother, Sahel, was also at the meeting at which the king and crown prince expressed their condolences over the Washington Post columnist's death. A family friend told the AP news agency that Salah Khashoggi had been under a travel ban and barred from leaving the kingdom since last year as a result of his father's criticism of the regime. Saudi authorities have not confirmed the restrictions. In Turkey media reports that could not be verified said investigators had found Mr Khashoggi's belongings in a number of suitcases found in a Saudi consulate vehicle in a car park in Istanbul. Local broadcaster Ahaber aired video showing crime scene investigators searching what appeared to be the contents of cases. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt tweeted he was "deeply concerned" to hear Mr Erdogan describe the Saudi dissident's murder as premeditated. "The world is still waiting for answers," he wrote. Shortly after Mr Erdogan's address, King Salman of Saudi Arabia issued a statement pledging to hold Mr Khashoggi's killers to account "no matter who they may be". Marina Litvinenko, the widow of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko who was poisoned in 2006, said the death of her husband may have led some countries to believe "it's just so easy to kill people" but that Mr Khashoggi's killing should serve as a wake-up call. Donald Trump called the killing the "worst cover-up ever" as the US revoked visas from 21 Saudi nationals it said was linked to the death.