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US Sanctions on 17 Saudis Over Khashoggi Murder Fail to Put Issue to Rest - Lawmakers

WASHINGTON, November 16 (Sputnik) The Trump administration’s decision to sanction 17 Saudis for their involvement in the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi is a welcome step, but Democrats in the US Congress warned in a series of statements that the list is far from conclusive and want answers on who ordered the killing.
"Until responsibility is confirmed, this matter is unresolved and deserves Congress’s scrutiny," US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel said on Thursday. "Today’s action does not put this issue to rest."
Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen called for additional Saudis to be sanctioned.
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