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

“With this first-ever prosecution of an alleged member of Lukashenka’s hit squad we are sending a strong signal,” said Viasna lawyer Pavel Sapelko.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

The government has portrayed the attackers as a 28-member hit squad of Colombian ex-military and their two Haitian American interpreters.

From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2021

“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