17/11/2018 10:51
Jamal Khashoggi: CIA 'blames bin Salman for murder'
The CIA believes that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to US media reports.
Sources close to the agency said it had made a detailed assessment of the evidence.
It is understood there is no "smoking gun" but US officials think such an operation would need his approval.
Saudi Arabia has called the claim false and insisted that the crown prince knew nothing of plans for the killing.
It says Khashoggi was killed as a result of a "rogue operation".
The journalist was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October. His body has not been found.
Turkey insists the order came from the highest levels.
The latest claims came as funeral prayers took place for the murdered writer in Saudi Arabia and Turkey.