hit squad
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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
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has rejected allegations that he sent a hit squad to kill an exiled Saudi former intelligence officer.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2020
“I don’t like the concept of stopping an investment of $110 billion into the United States,” Mr. Trump said just two weeks after Mr. Khashoggi, a Virginia resident, was killed by a Saudi hit squad.
From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2020
The CIA claim came after six weeks of relentless pressure on the kingdom and its heir to the throne, who has denied any knowledge of the hit squad sent to Turkey or its mission.
From The Guardian • Nov. 17, 2018
On Tuesday, Turkish officials provided passport scans for seven members of what they called a hit squad, and that information helped confirm Alotaibi’s travels to Washington.
From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2018