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Biden says he raised killing of journalist Khashoggi at meeting with Saudi’s MBS

US President Joe Biden speaks to the travelling press after taking part in a working session with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Al-Salam palace in Jeddah on July 15, 2022. © Mandel Ngan, AFP

US President Joe Biden said Friday he raised the 2018 killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi "at the top of the meeting" with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in Jeddah, on day three of his first Middle East tour as president.

"What happened to Khashoggi was outrageous ... I just made it clear if anything occurs like that again they will get that response and much more," Biden said after meeting MbS, who US intelligence officials believe ordered the operation that led to Khashoggi's death.

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