Turkish police search villas as part of Khashoggi case probe!

• A well on the grounds of the first villa was the focus of the search.

Turkish police, aided by sniffer dogs, searched two adjoining villas in northwestern Turkey on Monday as part of an investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, officials and news reports said.

Crime scene investigators and other officials first sealed off one of the villas near the town of Termal in Yalova province and later expanded their search to the grounds of the neighbouring villa, the state-run Anadolu agency reported.A well on the grounds of the first villa was the focus of the search, the agency said without providing further details.

Other Turkish media reports, however, said the police were searching for Khashoggi's remains.

Turkey has maintained pressure on Saudi Arabia over the October 2 killing of the US-based columnist for 'The Washington Post'.