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New evidence reportedly points to Mossad's role in Dubai murder

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Credit card payments and phone calls made by suspects in the murder of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai appear to link Israel's famed spy agency Mossad to the killing, an Arabic language daily reported on Saturday.

By Nicholas RUSHWORTH (video)
News Wires (text)
 
REUTERS - New evidence incriminating Israel's spy agency in the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai includes credit card payments and phone calls made by suspects, an Arabic-language daily reported on Saturday.
 
Police have already said the 11 suspects used forged passports in the names of innocent individuals of several European nationalities.
 
"Dubai police have information confirming that the suspects purchased travel tickets from companies in other countries with credit cards carrying the same names we have publicised (in the passports)," Al Bayan daily on Saturday quoted Dubai police chief Dahi Khalfan Tamim as saying.
 
It did not give further details. Palestinian Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was found dead in his room in a luxury Dubai hotel on Jan. 20, a day after arriving in the emirate.
 
Dubai police have released photographs of the 11 suspects. The international criminal police organisation Interpol said on Thursday it had issued "red notices" for their arrest in any of its 188 member countries.
 
Dubai's police chief said on Thursday he believed Israeli agents were responsible for killing al-Mabhouh, a senior member of the Islamist group which rules Gaza, and called for the Mossad spy agency's chief to be arrested if its responsibility was proved.
 
Israel on Friday dismissed the call,  saying that Dubai police had provided "no incriminating proof" linking it's spy agency to the killing.
 
Britain offered on Friday new passports to six British citizens whose identities were used by the suspects and all of whom live in Israel, to protect them from inadvertent arrest through Interpol.
 
Selected surveillance footage from the Al Bustan Rotana hotel
The suspects
The suspects
Dubai police believe these are the 11 suspects in Mahmud al-Mabhuh’s murder. Six of the alleged killers held passports from Britain, three from Ireland, one from France and one from Germany. Interpol issued arrest warrants for the 10 men and one woman on Feb. 18.
The victim
The victim
Mahmud al-Mabhuh helped found Hamas’ military wing and has admitted involvement in the 1989 kidnapping and murder of two Israeli soldiers. Israel suspects him of smuggling Iranian arms into Gaza and of being a key link between Hamas, Hezbollah in south Lebanon and Iran.
Checking in
Checking in
At 3:25 pm on Jan. 19, Hamas military commander Mahmud al-Mabhuh (circled, dressed in white) arrives at the front desk of the Al Bustan Rotana hotel to check in. Dubai police believe that two of the other men in this frame are trailing the victim.
Room 230
Room 230
As Mabhuh is escorted to room number 230, two men in sports clothes and carrying tennis rackets are close behind.
Trailing the victim
Trailing the victim
Dubai police believe the two men followed the victim to ascertain his room number. They later booked the room across the hall.
Last exit
Last exit
Police say Mabhuh left the hotel for several hours, during which he was tracked by a series of intelligence teams. Police believe he returned to his room at 8:25 pm and was killed shortly afterwards, although his body was not found until the next morning.
Leaving the scene
Leaving the scene
Investigators believe this frame shows the suspects leaving the scene of the crime at 8:46 pm. Forensic teams said that Mabhuh had received electric shocks and may have been suffocated.
The spy chief
The spy chief
Dubai police chief Dahi Khalfan Tamim has said he is "99 percent, if not 100 percent" certain that Israeli intelligence agency Mossad is behind Mabhuh’s murder. He has called for the arrest of Mossad chief Meir Dagan (pictured) if Mossad is implicated.
The Frenchman
The Frenchman
One of the suspects used a French passport in the name of Peter Elvinger. France's Foreign Ministry said it is deeply concerned about the "malicious and fraudulent use" of French travel documents.
    Date created : 20/02/2010 
    Comments (7)

    Of course an Arab paper would

    by captain grumpy (not verified) - 04/03/2010 - 00:44

    Of course an Arab paper would say it appeared to link Israel.BUT where is the proof ,or dont you have to have it if it concerns Israel.
    No wonder the middle east is like it is.Lets see the proof before we blame someone./

    headline?

    by Anonyme (not verified) - 24/02/2010 - 20:45

    where's this "evidence"
    i expect, when I click a link about 'evidence' to read something about 'evidence' - not just 'road runner got killed so it was the coyote'

    Demise of a constant terrorist.

    by Anonyme - 21/02/2010 - 18:49

    Beyond the claims of Dubai and Hamas which are predicated on the propagated similarity to this and previous MOSSAD operations, there is no evidence that MOSSAD was involved. And to have avoided any of the complications which have arisen from the killing of Hamas military official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, the authorities of Dubai should have been as diligent as they now are, after the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, and refused him entry, since he is a well known, international and regional terrorist. Furthermore, the reputation/credibility of Dubai and its UAE counterparts would be somewhat enhanced if the king-pins of Somali piracy were not using Dubai and/or other locales within the UAE as safe havens and/or staging posts, from where they conduct their illegal transactions, with impunity.

    Set up or not?

    by Anonyme - 21/02/2010 - 17:44

    If this was a set up, we will find that out through the investigation so be patient friends. If he was a murderer I think he would have been in prison by now, him being free could mean he wasn't. Only time will bring out the truth.

    Simply well planned assesination

    by Anonyme - 21/02/2010 - 15:27

    I may give thanks to France24hs, for letting us express ourself, and regarding our privacy, being anonymous because we are really very scared of such assasins like this organization called Mossad, which is proved to be powerful like we saw at Dubai's murder. By the other hand, for a few dollars, arab people is becoming to be traitors to their same race beings. I am Christian born and can see that all the religions couldn't create yet a healthy mentality into humanity. All of us are trying to take adventage from the other people around us. Eduardo Godoy.

    The Big Set Up

    by Anonyme - 21/02/2010 - 12:17

    First of all, there is no evidence of anyone been seen entering the room of the victim. Therefore how come the police can state that out of hundreds and hundreds of people on video, that they have identifide the killers? I cannot possibly imagine that a hit squad would voluntarily parade themselves on camera smiling just before a hit. Seems to me that someone has set someone up. This is not as clean cut as it is made out to seem.

    Why was al-Mabhouh free.

    by Anonyme - 21/02/2010 - 07:15

    al-Mabhouh was linked to the kidnapping and murder of 2 people. Why didn't Dubai arrest him?

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