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Eugene

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Fri Oct 26, 2018, 02:29 PM Oct 2018

Khashoggi fiancee snubs Trump invitation to White House

Source: BBC

Khashoggi fiancée snubs Trump invitation to White House

26 October 2018

The fiancée of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi says she has declined an invitation to the White House by US President Donald Trump accusing him of not being sincere about investigating the killing.

Hatice Cengiz told Turkish TV she thought the invitation was aimed at influencing public opinion in the US.

Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul three weeks ago.

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In a New York Times column earlier this month, Ms Cengiz said that if Mr Trump made "a genuine contribution to the efforts to reveal what happened inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul that day, I will consider accepting his invitation".

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45989356
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