Merkel Leads European Call for Full Facts on Khashoggi's Death
- European leaders say they’re unconvinced by Saudi explanation
- France condemns critic’s killing ‘with utmost firmness’
Angela Merkel speaks on Oct. 20.
Photographer: Jens-Ulrich Koch/picture alliance via Getty Images
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel led a chorus of European leaders pressing Saudi Arabia to come clean about how and why government critic Jamal Khashoggi was killed.
While U.S. President Donald Trump called the Saudi response and admission that Khashoggi was killed at its consulate in Istanbul a “good first step,” Merkel portrayed the “horrific events” surrounding his killing as a warning that democratic freedoms are under assault across the globe.