Man arrested over Jamal Khashoggi killing being held in case of mistaken identity, says Saudi diplomatic source A security source has said the man arrested was a namesake and not the wanted man, and French authorities now have 48 hours to verify his identity. France: Arrested man not the suspect in Khashoggi's murderAuthorities say a man arrested at a Paris airport for an alleged link to the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was misidentified. Suspect linked to murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi arrested at Paris airportDetectives swooped in on Khalid Alotaibi, 33, this morning, but a Saudi official claimed that reports of the arrest were false and 'a case of mistaken identity' France releases Saudi man held over links to killing of Jamal KhashoggiOfficials said the suspect was released because it was a case of mistaken identity Man arrested in Paris over Jamal Khashoggi killing is releasedOfficials say Saudi national has ‘nothing to do with the case’ and arrest was a case of mistaken identity Suspected killer of Saudi journalist Khashoggi was identified by passport, not just name - sourceA Saudi man held at a Paris airport over suspected links to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested because his passport triggered an alert, a police source said on Wednesday, after Saudi Arabia said it was a case of mistaken identity.