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U.S. Knew of Saudi Plan to Seize Missing Journalist, Post Says, by Vivian Nereim and Taylan Bilgic

This is a bombshell if it turns out to be true. From Vivian Nereim and Taylan Bilgic at bloomberg.com:

The Saudis were discussing a plan to lure Khashoggi back to the kingdom, The Washington Post reported, citing a person familiar with the communications, which were intercepted before he vanished. Khashoggi, a columnist for the newspaper, was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 and is feared to be detained or dead.

Protesters outside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 9

Photographer: Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images

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