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A former Glasgow University student is alleged to have cut up the body of a Saudi Arabian journalist with a bone saw while listening to music.

According to Middle East Eye , autopsy expert Dr. Salah al-Tubaigy, who studied in Glasgow in 2004, was part of a death squad drafted in to kill Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul earlier this month.

An anonymous Turkish source told the news outlet: "Tubaigy began to cut Khashoggi’s body up on a table in the study while he was still alive. The killing took seven minutes."

Reports in the Turkish press claim the doctor is suspected of directing the torture - reportedly captured in gruesome audio tapes - and used his expertise to administer drugs which would keep the journalist conscious during the brutal interrogation, which saw his fingers cut off before he was decapitated.

The source, who has listened to audio taken from a recording on Khashoggi’s Apple watch , said Tubaigy plugged in headphones and listened to music to drown out Jamal's horrendous screams as he dismembered his body.

They said: "Tubaigy was equipped with a bone saw."

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Dr. Salah Al-Tubaigy, who identifies himself on his Twitter account as head of the Saudi Scientific Council of Forensics, is said to be heard in the audio telling others in the room: “When I do this job, I listen to music. You should do [that] too.”

Jamal Khashoggi who worked as a columnist for The Washington Post, was last seen inside the Saudi Arabian consulate on October 2 when he went to get paperwork to marry his Turkish partner Hatice Cengiz.

The renowned critic of the Saudi leadership, who worked as a columnist for The Washington Post, hasn't been seen since.

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The New York Times named Dr. Salah al-Tubaigy among 15 suspects so far identified by the Turkish authorities.

The Times also names nine other high-ranking officials from the oil rich country who could have been part of the death squad involved in Jamal Khashoggi's killing.

He holds senior positions in the Saudi Interior Ministry and medical establishment, a "figure of such stature that he could be directed only by a high-ranking Saudi authority", The New York Times writes.

Dr. Salah Al-Tubaigy was pictured at Istanbul's Ataturk airport on October 2, raising more suspicion around his involvement in the alleged torture case.

He has not publicly addressed the allegations. None of the suspects could be reached for comment.