Dubai, Feb 25 (Inditop.com/AKI) Police claim to have identified 15 more suspects involved in the assassination of a Hamas leader at a Dubai hotel in January.
Wednesday’s announcement brings the total number of people allegedly involved in the murder of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh to 26.
Eight members of the group allegedly flew to Dubai via the Italian cities of Rome and Milan, according to the Arab network, ‘al-Arabiya’, even though they did not travel on Italian passports.
One of the founders of Hamas’s military wing, the Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades, Mabhouh was found dead in his hotel room Jan 20.
The assassination, allegedly carried out by people who used fraudulent passports to enter the UAE, has been blamed on the Israeli spy agency, Mossad, and provoked an international furore.
Dubai police have produced a chart tracing the travel routes of both the new and old suspects before and after Mabhouh’s death.
“The suspects gathered in Dubai and dispersed to various locations before pairing up again in different teams and heading off to other destinations,” police said.
The latest list included for the first time three passports attributed to Australian citizens.
The total number of passports allegedly connected to the murder include 12 British, six Irish, three French, three Australian and one German.
Interpol still has a Red Notice in place demanding international assistance to identify the attackers.
