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Four Saudis involved in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi received training in the US prior to his killing, NYT reported.
The contract for the paramilitary training was approved by the State Department, according to the NYT.
The training initially began in 2014 and continued during at least the first year of Trump's presidency, according to The Times.
Four Saudis who were involved in the death of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 received paramilitary training in the US the year prior, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
The contract for the paramilitary training was approved by the State Department and carried out by a contracted group called Tier 1, according to documents and sources familiar with the matter, The Times reported.