Labeling the Saudi government as a source of terrorist financing, the message also showed a composite image of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman holding a sword above Khashoggi’s head.
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However, the whole site was very fast in offline mode.
Saudi officials said over the weekend that Khashoggi, who wrote for The Washington Post and was critical of the Muslim country’s authoritarian practices, was killed in the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul after having denied it for weeks.
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The outcry over Khashoggi’s killing has led to more fallout for the conference, with a number of chief executives, corporations and leaders deciding to withdraw: Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, JP Morgan Chase, BlackRock, Siemens, HSBC and Uber.
In addition, a range of media companies have also declined to participate in the conference, including The New York Times, CNN and Fox Business Network.
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