Saudi prince pins blame for Khashoggi death on favoured general

Trump administration believes blaming Ahmed al-Assiri for death of journalist could offer way out of the crisis

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appears to have bowed to US pressure to blame one of his favoured generals for the death of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a move the Trump administration believes could allow Washington and Riyadh a way out of the escalating crisis.

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