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Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi's son shakes hand with Saudi royals; Twitter erupts

The rulers of Saudi met the sons of Jamal Khashoggi - the Washington Post journalist and a known critic of the crown prince - who was murdered inside Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

New Delhi: Amid the prevailing tension in Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, King Salman and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman met with the family members of the slain journalist. The rulers of Saudi met the sons of Jamal Khashoggi the Washington Post journalist and a known critic of the crown prince. The Saudi rulers met the brothers Salah and Sahel at the royal palace where King Salman and Prince Mohammed offered their condolences to the family over the death of the journalist, state-run SPA reported. Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi's son shakes hand with Saudi royals; Twitter erupts In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi King Salman, right, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, second right, receive Sahel, a family member, and Salah, a son, of Jamal Khashoggi. (Saudi Press Agency via AP) Khashoggi’s son Salah has been facing a travel ban since last year. Khashoggi was killed after entering Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. As per reports, days after he was killed inside the consulate, the body parts of the dissident journalist were found at the Saudi consul general's home. According to Sky News, the 59-year-old Washington Post contributor's body had been "cut up" and his face "disfigured", with the remains found in the garden of the consul general's home, situated around 500 metres away from the consulate. Twitter erupted with anger when the photo-op made its way to the social media with many users calling it 'ruthless'.

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