- A man suspected in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested Tuesday in
France . - Khaled Aedh Al-Otaibi was trying to board a flight from Paris to Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia .
One the men suspected of killing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested on Tuesday at an airport outside of Paris, French radio station RTL reported.
Khaled Aedh Al-Otaibi was arrested at 9:30 a.m. local time at Charles-de-Gaulle airport before trying to board a flight to Saudi Arabia, the report said.
Al-Otaibi was at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul when Khashoggi was killed on October 2, 2018, the report said.
Khashoggi, a US resident and Washington Post columnist who was critical of the Saudi Arabian government, was killed as he picked up marriage documents at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
A declassified US intelligence report has implicated Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in his death, Insider previously reported.
Al-Otaibi, a former member of the Saudi Royal Guard, was one of 20 individuals being sought after by Interpol in connection with Khashoggi's murder, RTL reported.