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UK's May 'strongly urged' S Arabia to cooperate with Khashoggi probe

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Last Updated : Oct 25 2018 | 2:00 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday "strongly urged" Saudi Arabia to cooperate with the Turkish investigation into the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a phone call with Saudi King Salman, according to her office.

"The prime minister said the current explanation lacks credibility so there remains an urgent need to establish exactly what happened," a Downing Street spokeswoman said in a statement following the telephone conversation.

"She strongly urged Saudi Arabia to cooperate with the Turkish investigation and to be transparent about the results.

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First Published: Oct 25 2018 | 2:00 AM IST

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