hit squad

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The 15-strong hit squad was travelling on diplomatic passports and included several of MBS’s own bodyguards.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

Olszewski testified Tuesday that she secretly recorded a phone call in June she initiated with Braddock in which he claimed the purported Russian-Ukrainian hit squad would respond quickly if he made a single phone call.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2021

The Turkish government had photographs of a 15-man hit squad arriving from Saudi Arabia and entering the consulate shortly before Khashoggi.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2018

According to British sources Saudi Arabia may take as long as week to receive and respond to a Turkish government report expected to detail how Khashoggi was killed by a 15-strong Saudi hit squad.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2018

Iran disowned them, pointing to their Afghan identity cards, but Afghan officials paraded them on television, saying they were carrying false papers and had admitted to being sent by Iran as a hit squad.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2017