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U.S. agencies grow convinced of prince’s role

American intelligence officials say they have increasing circumstantial evidence that Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia was behind the killing of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

They’re preparing a classified assessment for President Trump, who has been careful to maintain a close relationship with the kingdom and has suggested that “rogue killers” may have been responsible.

• Gruesome details: Audio recordings show that Mr. Khashoggi was killed and dismembered shortly after entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago, Turkish officials said on Wednesday.

• The Interpreter: The Khashoggi case has provoked an unusual crisis in U.S.-Saudi relations. Our columnist explains.