«Breaking News» Britain's ex-spy chief claims friends of Saudi prince ordered murder

The suspected murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was ordered by allies of the kingdom's crown prince, a former head of MI6 has claimed. 

Britain's former spy chief John Sawers said 'all the evidence' suggested Khashoggi - who went missing from the Saudi embassy in Istanbul on October 2 - was killed on the orders of someone close to Mohammed bin Salman. 

The Gulf kingdom admitted last night that Khashoggi was killed at the consulate but said he had died after a fight broke out, claiming Salman had no knowledge of the alleged hit. 

Sawers also slammed Donald Trump's administration for emboldening the crown prince. 

Former spy chief John Sawers (pictured) said 'all the evidence' suggested Jamal Khashoggi - who went missing in Istanbul - was killed on the orders of the crown prince's allies 

He told the BBC: 'I don't think he would have done this if he hadn't thought he had license from the U.S. administration to frankly behave as he wished to do so.' 

Khashoggi's death showed 'just how dangerous it is to have people acting with a sense that they have impunity in their relationship with United States,' he said. 

Sawers served as head of the Secret Intelligence Service between 2009 and 2014.  

Saudi state TV last night admitted for the first time that Khashoggi, a columnist for the Washington Post, was dead. 

So far 18 Saudi nationals have been arrested and a deputy intelligence chief - a senior aide to the crown prince - have been dismissed, state TV reported. 

Turkish government sources have alleged Mr Khashoggi, a critic of the prince and the Saudi government, was tortured and murdered and by a hit squad flown in from Riyadh.

An official familiar with the Saudi operation said: 'There were no orders for them to kill him or even specifically kidnap him.

'[Salman] had no knowledge of this specific operation and certainly did not order a kidnapping or murder of anybody. 

The Gulf kingdom admitted last night that Khashoggi (pictured) was killed at the consulate but said he had died after a fight broke out, claiming Salman had no knowledge of the alleged hit

'He will have been aware of the general instruction to tell [critics of the regime] to come back.'

The White House said it acknowledged the latest announcement and reasserted its call 'for justice that is timely, transparent and in accordance with all due process'. 

Mr Trump has suggested that 'rogue killers' could have been involved in the case but such a move without sanction from the Saudi regime is believed to be highly unlikely by many. 

Jeremy Hunt had earlier warned there will be 'consequences' for the UK's relationship with Saudi Arabia if it was found the journalist was murdered.

The Foreign Secretary said the Government remained 'extremely concerned' about his fate after he went missing when he visited the consulate more than two weeks ago to get paperwork so he could marry.

Labour's shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, has called for action to be taken, tweeting in response to the announcement late on Friday: 'The Saudi lies and impunity must stop here.'

'We have heard the same excuses time and again from Saudi Arabia on Yemen, and now on Khashoggi: when disgraceful atrocities are committed, they call them unintended mistakes, and the world does nothing,' she said.  

A Saudi official claimed crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (pictured) had no knowledge of this specific operation and certainly did not order a kidnapping or murder of anybody

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Main photo article The suspected murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was ordered by allies of the kingdom’s crown prince, a former head of MI6 has claimed. 
Britain’s former spy chief John Sawers said ‘all the evidence’ suggested Khashoggi – who went missing from the Saudi ...

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