Mohammed bin Salman says he takes 'full responsibility' for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi but denies that he ordered it

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• Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in an interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes," which aired on Sunday night. 
• Khashoggi was murdered on October 2, 2018 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by a 15-person Saudi hit squad. Saudi Arabia has shifted its narrative on what took place inside the consulate that day but has maintained that bin Salman had no prior knowledge of the assassination plot.   
• Speaking to CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, bin Salman said he "absolutely [did] not" order Khashoggi's murder, but said he took "full responsibility" as Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler. 
• He added that the crime was "heinous" and "a mistake." 
• A UN report into the killing published in June said that it was "inconceivable" that a sophisticated plot involving high ranking Saudi officials was carried out without bin Salman's knowledge.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told CBS News' "60 Minutes" that he did not order the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi, but accepted "full responsibility" for the "heinous crime."

Speaking to CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, bin Salman said he "absolutely [did] not" order Khashoggi's murder. 

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