Suspected Emirati spy commits suicide in Turkish prison

SANAA, April 29 (YPA) – A suspected Emirati spy has committed suicide in prison in Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported on Monday.

According to the Turkish agency, the man hanged himself at Silivri prison on the outskirts of Istanbul. It did not provide further details.

 The men had allegedly confessed during interrogation that they had been spying on Arab dissidents based in Turkey on behalf of the UAE, Turkish officials said.

 Turkish authorities were also investigating the possibility that they could have been involved in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last year.

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