- A man suspected in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested Tuesday in France.
- Khaled Aedh Al-Otaibi was trying to board a flight from Paris to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- He is one of 20 Saudis being sought after by Interpol in connection with Khashoggi's murder.
One the men suspected of killing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested on Tuesday at an airport outside of Paris, French radio station RTL reported.
Khaled Aedh Al-Otaibi was arrested at 9:30 a.m. local time at Charles-de-Gaulle airport before trying to board a flight to Saudi Arabia, the report said.
Al-Otaibi was at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul when Khashoggi was killed on October 2, 2018, the report said.
Khashoggi, a US resident and Washington Post columnist who was critical of the Saudi Arabian government, was killed as he picked up marriage documents at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
A declassified US intelligence report has implicated Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in his death, Insider previously reported.
Al-Otaibi, a former member of the Saudi Royal Guard, was one of 20 individuals being sought after by Interpol in connection with Khashoggi's murder, RTL reported.
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