WARRANTS FOR PRINCE’S EX-AIDES

Turkey is seeking the arrest of two former aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who were dismissed amid the fallout from the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The UN’s human rights chief, meanwhile, said an international probe is needed into Khashoggi’s death.

Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency said Wednesday a court approved arrest warrants for former royal court adviser Saud al-Qahtani and former deputy intelligence chief Ahmed al-Assiri, who are believed to have overseen the team that killed and dismembered Khashoggi at the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate in October. Saudi authorities say the agents who killed Khashoggi exceeded their authority.

Turkey has been seeking to extradite 18 suspects, including 15 members of the alleged assassination squad.