US to 'demand answers' after Erdogan account of journalist death: Pence

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Last Updated : Oct 23 2018 | 8:45 PM IST

US Vice President Mike Pence vowed Tuesday to press Saudi Arabia for answers after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate was meticulously planned.

"The world is watching. The American people want answers and we will demand that those answers are forthcoming," Pence told an event at The Washington Post, where Khashoggi was a contributing opinion writer.

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First Published: Oct 23 2018 | 8:45 PM IST

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