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Trial Begins For 11 Suspects In Killing Of Saudi Journalist Khashoggi

Saudi Arabia's Public Prosecutor says it is seeking the death penalty for five of the suspects in the grisly killing of Jamal Khashoggi last year in Turkey.

Updated at 10:37 a.m. ET

Saudi Arabia says it is seeking the death penalty for five of 11 suspects in the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year, according to the country's Public Prosecutor.

The 11 suspects appeared

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