Israel Tied to Assassination/ Murder Plot
British officials said today that the British passports used by six suspects in the murder of a Hamas commander in Dubai were forgeries, and that the suspected assassins are not British nationals.
The six were part of an 11-strong hit squad suspected of killing Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, 49, in a Dubai hotel room on 20 January. Last month Hamas claimed Israeli agents assassinated Mabhouh, who was wanted for the killing of two Israeli soldiers in 1989.
Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Dubai's chief of police, said last night that 11 people, including one woman, were wanted over the killing. He said all the suspects had European passports. The passports belonged to Jews with dual citizenship living in Israel, who didn't seem to know their identity had been stolen. It added to the widespread conviction that Israel was behind the well organized and financed "hit". Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, would certainly have been aware of the operation, but he has made no comment. Indeed, Israel has not denied the allegations, they have merely stated there is no proof they did it.
It bore all the earmarks of a typical Israel/ Mossad assassination plot. It was a highly organised operation that took place in the hours leading up to the killing, and said the killers had spent less than a day in the country. At a press conference, police played CCTV footage of the alleged hit squad arriving in Dubai the day before Mabhouh was found dead.
The 11 suspects checked into separate hotels and used disguises that included wigs, fake beards, tennis rackets and other sports gear during the operation, Tamim told reporters.
Several of the group had followed Mabhouh, even riding in the same lift to determine his room number, before checking into a room across the hallway. Four suspects then used an electronic device to enter the 49-year-old's empty room, and waited for him to return.
The killing took place about five hours after Mabhouh's arrival at the hotel, and lasted just 10 minutes, Tamim said. All 11 suspects had left the United Arab Emirates within 19 hours of their arrivals, flying to locations in Europe and Asia.
The police chief said there had been "serious penetration into Mabhouh's security prior to his arrival" in Dubai, but that it appeared Mabhouh was travelling alone.
"Hamas did not tell us who he was. He was walking around alone," Tamim said. "If he was such an important leader, why didn't he have people escorting him?" The police chief added that an initial examination of the body had shown Mabhouh died of suffocation, but said further tests were continuing to determine other possible factors in his death.
Last month, Mabhouh's brother, Fayek al-Mabhouh, said doctors believed he had died from a electric shock to the head, while another Palestinian source said Mabhouh could have been poisoned.
Mohammed Nazzal, a Hamas leader, has previously said Mabhouh was ambushed by agents from the Mossad, the Israeli foreign intelligence service, although he gave no evidence for his accusation.
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The six were part of an 11-strong hit squad suspected of killing Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, 49, in a Dubai hotel room on 20 January. Last month Hamas claimed Israeli agents assassinated Mabhouh, who was wanted for the killing of two Israeli soldiers in 1989.
Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Dubai's chief of police, said last night that 11 people, including one woman, were wanted over the killing. He said all the suspects had European passports. The passports belonged to Jews with dual citizenship living in Israel, who didn't seem to know their identity had been stolen. It added to the widespread conviction that Israel was behind the well organized and financed "hit". Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, would certainly have been aware of the operation, but he has made no comment. Indeed, Israel has not denied the allegations, they have merely stated there is no proof they did it.
It bore all the earmarks of a typical Israel/ Mossad assassination plot. It was a highly organised operation that took place in the hours leading up to the killing, and said the killers had spent less than a day in the country. At a press conference, police played CCTV footage of the alleged hit squad arriving in Dubai the day before Mabhouh was found dead.
The 11 suspects checked into separate hotels and used disguises that included wigs, fake beards, tennis rackets and other sports gear during the operation, Tamim told reporters.
Several of the group had followed Mabhouh, even riding in the same lift to determine his room number, before checking into a room across the hallway. Four suspects then used an electronic device to enter the 49-year-old's empty room, and waited for him to return.
The killing took place about five hours after Mabhouh's arrival at the hotel, and lasted just 10 minutes, Tamim said. All 11 suspects had left the United Arab Emirates within 19 hours of their arrivals, flying to locations in Europe and Asia.
The police chief said there had been "serious penetration into Mabhouh's security prior to his arrival" in Dubai, but that it appeared Mabhouh was travelling alone.
"Hamas did not tell us who he was. He was walking around alone," Tamim said. "If he was such an important leader, why didn't he have people escorting him?" The police chief added that an initial examination of the body had shown Mabhouh died of suffocation, but said further tests were continuing to determine other possible factors in his death.
Last month, Mabhouh's brother, Fayek al-Mabhouh, said doctors believed he had died from a electric shock to the head, while another Palestinian source said Mabhouh could have been poisoned.
Mohammed Nazzal, a Hamas leader, has previously said Mabhouh was ambushed by agents from the Mossad, the Israeli foreign intelligence service, although he gave no evidence for his accusation.
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