Four members of the Saudi hit team that killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi reportedly received paramilitary training in the United States, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
The Times reports that Arkansas-based Tier 1 Group provided the training in 2017 under a contract approved by the US State Department. The special operations security company, which is owned by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, described the training as “defensive in nature and devised to better protect Saudi leaders.” One source told the Times that part of the training involved surveillance techniques and close-quarters combat.