# Claim 306

Saudi officials said a team sent to confront Khashoggi killed him accidentally in a chokehold.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Saudi officials said a team sent to confront Khashoggi killed him accidentally in a chokehold.
- Field: action
- Value: Saudi account of an accidental killing
- About: [incident 2018-saudi-arabia-khashoggi-killed-consulate](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-saudi-arabia-khashoggi-killed-consulate)
- Source: Saudi Arabia acknowledges Khashoggi died in its Istanbul consulate. https://www.cbc.ca/1.4910053
- Publisher: CBC News
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2018-10-20

## Quotation from the source

> a team of 15 Saudi nationals were sent to confront Khashoggi at the consulate and that he was accidentally killed in a chokehold by men who were trying to force him to return to the kingdom.

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