Jamal Khashoggi's last words were allegedly "I can't breathe": CNN report
- 5 years ago
ISTANBUL — A source claiming to have read the transcript of a recording of Jamal Khashoggi's death has told CNN what the journalist's final words allegedly were.
CNN reports that on October 2, Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul intending to pick up documents he needed to marry his Turkish fiancee.
Instead, he was met inside by Saudi intelligence officer Maher Mutreb, who tells him, "You are coming back", according to a CNN source who read the transcript of the audio tape of the journalist's final moments. Members of the hit squad are then believed to have set upon Khashoggi.
The gruesome recording is said to continue with Khashoggi still alive. The transcript notes the sound of screaming, gasping, and a saw presumably dismembering the journalist's body.
CNN reports that on October 2, Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul intending to pick up documents he needed to marry his Turkish fiancee.
Instead, he was met inside by Saudi intelligence officer Maher Mutreb, who tells him, "You are coming back", according to a CNN source who read the transcript of the audio tape of the journalist's final moments. Members of the hit squad are then believed to have set upon Khashoggi.
The gruesome recording is said to continue with Khashoggi still alive. The transcript notes the sound of screaming, gasping, and a saw presumably dismembering the journalist's body.