Saudi crown prince calls Khashoggi killing 'heinous', vows justice

Saudi Arabia first denied any involvement in Khashoggi's disappearance but a Saudi official eventually attributed his death on Oct. 2 to a botched attempt to return him to the kingdom

Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman vowed on Wednesday that the killers of Jamal Khashoggi would be brought to justice, in his first public comments since the journalist's murder sparked global condemnation.

Striking a defiant tone, Prince Mohammed told international investors at a major conference in Riyadh that the furore over Khashoggi's killing at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul would not derail the kingdom's reform drive.

His comments came hours after US President Donald Trump was quoted by the Wall Street Journal as saying that as Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, the crown prince bore ultimate responsibility for the operation