World Turkey says Jamal Khashoggi ‘ferociously murdered’ by Saudi Arabian hit squad October 23, 2018Kim Hjelmgaard and Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAYComments Off on Turkey says Jamal Khashoggi ‘ferociously murdered’ by Saudi Arabian hit squad After initially denying any knowledge of The Washington Post columnist's fate, Saudi Arabia said journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a fistfight.