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Adel al-Jubeir acknowledged that some people had exceeded their authority.
The Saudi Foreign Minister said that suspects of the badbadination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi would be prosecuted in Saudi Arabia.
At a conference in Bahrain, Adel al-Jubeir accused the Western media of hysteria in the cover of the case.
His remarks came one day after Turkey said it wanted to extradite 18 Saudi nationals allegedly involved in the killing.
The writer was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul three weeks ago.
Riyad denies that the ruling royal family has been implicated and blames the "dishonest agents".
Saudi Arabia initially denied knowing the fate of the journalist, but the Saudi prosecutor has called it premeditated murder.
Khashoggi strongly criticized the Crown Prince, the de facto Saudi ruler.
"On the issue of extradition, there are Saudi nationals.They are detained in Saudi Arabia and the investigation is taking place in Saudi Arabia.They will be prosecuted in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, "said al-Jubeir at a security conference in Bahrain.
Turkey and Saudi Arabia have not signed an extradition treaty.
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said that Khashoggi's death in a diplomatic establishment "must concern us all".
He said that the United States "does not tolerate this kind of ruthless action aimed at silencing Mr. Khashoggi, journalist, by violence".
"Failure by a country to respect international standards and the rule of law undermines regional stability at a time when it is indispensable," he added.
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Hatice Cengiz said that the United States was not sincere in the investigation into the case
Khashoggi's fiancee said that she had declined the invitation of US President Donald Trump to the White House, accusing her of not being sincere in her investigation of the murder.
Hatice Cengiz told Turkish television that she thought the invitation was aimed at influencing the American public opinion.
President Trump said he was "not happy" with the Saudi account. However, while he launched the possibility of imposing sanctions. he also stressed the importance of the links between the two countries.
Mr. Trump also stated that it was "possible" that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was not aware of the murder.
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What does his fiancee say?
In a tearful TV interview on Friday, Ms. Cengiz recounted the day her fiancé disappeared, saying that she would never have let her partner enter the consulate if she had thought that "the Saudi authorities would prepare a conspiracy "to kill him.
"I ask that all those involved in this savagery from the highest to the lowest levels be punished and brought to justice," she told Haberturk TV.
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Jamal Khashoggi was a virulent critic of the Saudi royals
She added that she had not been contacted by any Saudi official, but that it was unlikely that she was going to Saudi Arabia for a funeral, so Khashoggi's missing body was found.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the Saudis to recognize who ordered the killing and where the body was.
The eldest son of the writer, based in the United States, arrived in the United States from Saudi Arabia on Thursday with his family. Salah Khashoggi, a double Saudi-American citizen, had been prevented from leaving Saudi Arabia because of his father's criticism of the country's leaders, but this sanction was recently lifted.
How are other key powers seeing the situation?
Most Western allies in Saudi Arabia have expressed their shock and demanded detailed explanations.
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But there is disagreement about how to react.
While Germany has suspended its arms exports to the Gulf country, French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that it would be "purely demagogic to say" we must stop the sales of guns. weapons "".
The sale of weapons "has nothing to do with Mr. Khashoggi." It should not mix everything, "he said Friday.
The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a non-binding resolution calling for an arms embargo on the entire EU against Saudi Arabia in response to the murder.
Russia said that the royal family should be believed and that "no one should have any reason not to believe them," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
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