Saudi king orders probe in Khashoggi case

ANKARA/WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Monday ordered an internal probe into the unexplained disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a joint Turkish-Saudi team was set to search the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where he was last seen on Oct 2.

A Turkish diplomatic source said investigators were scheduled to inspect the consulate on Monday afternoon, following delays last week when the two countries agreed to work together to find out what happened to Khashoggi, a critic of the kingdom's policies.

The journalist vanished on a visit to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul over a week ago.