U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says the death of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi "will not go without an American response."
Pence said CIA Director Gina Haspel is in Turkey reviewing the facts of what Pence called a "brutal murder." He offered condolences to Khashoggi's family.
Speaking Tuesday in Washington at an event hosted by The Washington Post, Pence would not elaborate on what a possible U.S. response would be. Khashoggi, a Post contributor, lived in Virginia.
Asked if the U.S. would sanction members of Saudi Arabia's royal family if they were found to have been complicit, Pence said that's a decision for President Donald Trump.
He says Trump will make a decision that reflects the values and national security interests of the nation and will "make sure the world knows the truth."
10 a.m. UPDATE: Saudi royals meet with writer's relatives
ANKARA, Turkey — Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have received the family of killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi and expressed their condolences.
The royals received the journalist's son, Salah, and his brother, Sahel, at the Yamama Palace in Riyadh on Tuesday. A friend of the Khashoggi family told The Associated Press that Salah has been under a travel ban since last year. The individual spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing reprisal.
Prince Mohammed has come under mounting pressure, with critics suspecting he ordered the high-profile operation or at least knew about it. Saudi authorities say they have arrested 18 suspects and dismissed senior officials.
The prince appeared briefly at an afternoon panel Tuesday alongside Jordan's King Abdullah II, but made no public remarks.
EARLIER: Turkey's president says those responsible for killing must be punished
Turkey's president has urged Saudi Arabia to reveal who ordered the "savage murder" of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul, and said the 18 Saudis suspected of carrying it out should be tried in Turkish courts.
Addressing lawmakers of his ruling party in Parliament Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says all those responsible for the killing must be punished regardless of rank — from the person who ordered his death to those who carried out the killing.
He asked: "where is the body of Jamal Khashoggi?" For the first time, Erdogan also confirmed that a body double of Khashoggi was used as a decoy after he was killed.
Erdogan's speech came as skepticism intensified about Saudi Arabia's account that he died accidentally in its consulate in Istanbul.