Denmark suspending weapons exports to Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi killing

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Denmark announced on Thursday that it is suspending future approvals of weapons and military equipment exports to Saudi Arabia, a response to the killing of a U.S.-based journalist and the government's role in the conflict in Yemen.

“With the continued deterioration of the already terrible situation in Yemen and the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, we are now in a new situation,” Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said in a statement, according to Reuters.

Reuters notes that Denmark issued 10 approvals related to weapons and military equipment exports with Saudi Arabia in 2017. A spokesman said that the approvals already granted won't be suspended.

The move from Denmark comes as nations around the world deliberate on how it will respond to the death of Khashoggi, who was killed after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.

https://thehill.com/policy/international/417993-denmark-suspending-weapons-exports-to-saudi-arabia-over-khashoggi

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1. Thank you, Denmark.

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2. I'm so glad

That there are other people in the world who agree that murder should bear a penalty. I wish it was our President....but I'm happy for the Danes and Denmark.