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Trump says Saudis staged 'worst cover-up ever' on Khashoggi as US revokes visas

US President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Saudi authorities staged the “worst cover-up ever” in the killing of prominent Journalist Jamal Khashoggi this month, as the United States vowed to revoke the visas of some of those believed to be responsible.

Trump spoke hours after Turkey’s president, Tayyip Erdogan, dismissed Saudi efforts to blame Khashoggi’s death on rogue operatives. Erdogan urged Riyadh to search “from top to bottom” to uncover those behind Khashoggi’s death in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, an incident that has sparked global outrage and strained relations between Riyadh and Washington.

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