Trump says spoke to Saudi king, who denies knowing journalist’s fate

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WASHINGTON, Oct 15, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – US President Donald Trump said Monday
he is sending his top diplomat to Saudi Arabia after speaking to Saudi King
Salman, who denied knowledge of the fate of missing journalist Jamal
Khashoggi.

“Just spoke to the King of Saudi Arabia who denies any knowledge of
whatever may have happened ‘to our Saudi Arabian citizen,'” Trump said in a
tweet, adding he was “immediately sending” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to
meet with the king.