Published 20:37 IST, November 12th 2018

“I’m suffocating" - the final words of Jamal Khashoggi

“I’m suffocating”- the final words of Jamal Khashoggi were divulged through the audio recordings recovered by further investigations. Every development in Jamal Khashoggi’s murder case is thrusting the regressive Saudi Arabia regime into a darker corner.

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“I’m suffocating”- final words of Jamal Khashoggi were divulged through audio recordings recovered by investigators, with every new development in  murder case thrusting Saudi Arabia regime into a darker corner.

“I’m suffocating...Take this bag off my he, I’m claustrophobic,” were last words uttered by Saudi Arabian journalist according to recording from inside Saudi embassy in Istanbul.   

As reported earlier, se audio recordings were shared by Turkey with United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Saudi Arabia. 

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investigations in Khashoggi-case h also revealed that Turkish police terminated search for journalist’s body.  Reports from Ankara claim that traces of acid have been retrieved from drains at Saudi Consul general’s residence in Istanbul, where body is believed to have been dissolved using chemicals.

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"We w see that it wasn't just cut up, y got rid of body by dissolving it," Yasin Aktay, an visor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and an official in Turkey's ruling party, told Hurriyet newspaper on Friday, vember 2.

"y aimed to ensure sign of body was left. This is what is understood from prosecutor's statement," said Aktay, who was close to journalist.

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Earlier on Monday, over 200 people gared in Istanbul to pay respect to memory of Washington Post journalist, demanding justice. 

United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday, vember 11, and said that US would hold people involved in killing of Khashoggi accountable.

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dressing Yemen conflict and crisis, Pompeo called on involved parties to join hands to find a peaceful solution to situation.

"On Yemen, Secretary reiterated United States' calls for a cessation of hostilities and for all parties to come to table to negotiate a peaceful solution to conflict under UN Special Envoy," Hear Nauert, U.S. State Department spokesperson, said in a statement.

MBS-led regime is under scrutiny from globe for both- incessant air-strikes on civilians in Yemen and vicious murder of Khashoggi.  

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19:25 IST, November 12th 2018