Dubai to issue warrants for 11 in Hamas killing

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Dubai to issue warrants for 11 in Hamas killing

15 Feb 2010 16:14:13 GMT
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DUBAI, Feb 15 (*******) - Dubai will issue arrest warrants soon for 11 Europeans suspected in the killing of a senior Hamas official, and cannot rule out Israeli involvement, the police chief said on Monday.

"We do not rule out Mossad, but when we arrest those suspects we will know who masterminded it. (We have not) issued arrest warrants yet, but will do soon,"police chief Dahi Khalfan Tamim told reporters.

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[Octavariable]

Dubai: Hamas man assassinated by 11 mercenaries
Ten men, one woman carrying various passports behind assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai, local police say; 2 Palestinians detained in connection with killing. Assassins dressed up as tennis players, used advanced technology
Roee Nahmias
Latest Update: 02.15.10, 19:28 / Israel News (http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3849602,00.html)
A team of 11 "mercenaries" was behind the assassination of senior Hamas man Mahmoud al-Mabhouh last month, the Dubai Police said Monday.
http://i47.tinypic.com/2v13gqs.jpg
Two Palestinians were detained in connection with al-Mabhouh killing, police officials added.

According to an al-Arabiya report, the two suspects were turned over to Dubai by Jordan. One of them was said to have met with the team's commander, a Frenchman known as "Peter," while the second suspect served as a security officer in the Palestinian Authority.

The police said the assassins dressed up as tennis players while moving from one hotel to another and charged that the killers left medicine by al-Mabhouh's body in order to mislead investigators.

According to information released by police officials, team members carried the passports of various nationalities, including Irish, British, French, and German. The team included one female, carrying an Irish passport, police said.

The assassins were said to have ambushed al-Mabhouh in his hotel room and killed him in complete silence. Police also presented new photographs of the assassins' movements.

Dubai's police chief said he could not rule out Mossad involvement in the assassination.

The police chief, Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, said the mercenary team made use of "advanced technologies" during the operation, adding that al-Mabhouh was under surveillance from the moment he landed in Dubai on January 19th.

Dubai approaches Interpol
The Dubai police noted that one of the assassination's masterminds left the country before al-Mabhouh was killed. Police officials already approached Interpol and asked that the assassination suspects be handed over to Dubai.

Al-Mabhouh was found dead in his Dubai hotel room on January 20, but Hamas only reported that he was killed several days later. The Islamic movement charged that Israel was behind the killing the senior group member.

The 50-year-old al-Mabhouh left the Gaza Strip in 1989 as Israeli security officials were engaged in a manhunt for him over his role in the murder of two IDF soldiers..

First, Blame Israel.
Then, Find a lead not concerning Israel, but keep the blame game going for internal consumption.
Last, Find the real culprits, but never retract the claims about Israel.

[Dercius]

Im tempted to say "Fvck Dubai for their apologism and support towards muslim terrorists worldwide". Allies my a$$

[RoyB]

Damn, they do look Israeli.

[kool_kruiser]

One of the suspects worked for the PA.....but blame Israel. Way to go Dubai!!!!!

[Mr Gently Benevolent]

Dubai has a decent security apparatus so I doubt they are being wildly speculative, I would not rule out PA involvement in this killing as they would hardly want Hamas getting their feet under the table in any of the Gulf states as the PA have been courtiers in that neck of the woods for some time.

[Arnie100]

It's an Israeli-PA conspiracy...p-)

[GiladS]

It's an Israeli-PA conspiracy...p-)

Don't you know?!

The Juice control the PA... and Hamas!

All this while Ahmadinejad is a Mossad agent (he's Jewish after all).

[Carib]

Oceans 11...

[Flagg]

The only thing that ticks me off about this thread is seeing approximately half the passport photos with subjects smiling.

We had a bloody hour long ordeal trying to get our kids passport photos done since they wouldn't stop laughing or smiling.

We were told that all passport photos had to be straight faced due to facial recognition software, blah, blah, blah.....and our toddler kids could not be ruled out as potential terrorists.

So based on my extensive experience I'm going to go out on a limb and say anyone smiling in the 11 passport photos must be Mossad Super Jew Spies, and the non-smiling ones are completely innocent Palestinian Patsies.

[eugekava]

Now that their faces are all over the media all around the world it is only a matter of time before they are identified. I am really interested in their true identities. Some have European appearance and some Middle Eastern.

[paul215]

i honestly don't think mossad is dumb enough to send in 11 people to take out 1 target

[Sootan]

i honestly don't think mossad is dumb enough to send in 11 people to take out 1 target

Honestly I don't I know how a secret assasination operation in foreign land was supposed to look like. Maybe you can tell.

[Kaplanr]

Now that their faces are all over the media all around the world it is only a matter of time before they are identified. I am really interested in their true identities. Some have European appearance and some Middle Eastern.

I for one don't think the woman is really a woman. maybe Ehud Barak again. But wouldn't she be heavier?

[Hollis]

Funny if it turns out to be a inside job, some internal house cleaning or power struggle.

[JJC]

I for one don't think the woman is really a woman. maybe Ehud Barak again. But wouldn't she be heavier?
I was about to bring that issue up. The woman looks like a quintessential transvestite, but "she" also has that typical sabra look to her. Someone at Mossad was watching way too many reruns of Munich.

[AZZenny]

She doesn't look the least bit Sabra. She looks totally European.

[Bob the Builder on Crack]

One of the suspects worked for the PA.....but blame Israel. Way to go Dubai!!!!!

wtf is the PA?

[Arnie100]

wtf is the PA?

Palestinian Authority.

[Bob the Builder on Crack]

thank you ^

[Arnie100]

thank you ^

You're welcome!

[Fat Lazy American]

I think I'm going to grow a beard and wear some glasses for my passport picture now.

[GiladS]

I was about to bring that issue up. The woman looks like a quintessential transvestite, but "she" also has that typical sabra look to her. Someone at Mossad was watching way too many reruns of Munich.


She doesn't look the least bit Sabra. She looks totally European.


What the hell is a "typical Sabra look"?

I'm a Sabra but look European as that's where my parents came from while a good friend of mine who was also born in Israel looks Indian as his parents are Cochini Jews.

In other words, there is no such thing as "looking like a Sabra".

Of course I have had the chance to meet one or two American Jews who when thinking of a "typical Israeli" they more or less see a kibbutznik wearing a temble hat and walking around in Biblical sandals. Had to tell them that this isn't the case anymore.

[kamaz]

its interesting that Dubai is busy using their wide security apparatus to catch assassins of a major terrorist, instead of catching terrorists in teh 1st place. F Dubai and their 2 sided BS.

[Kaplanr]

What the hell is a "typical Sabra look"?...

Don't you know anything, here's one.
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=109997


Of course I have had the chance to meet one or two American Jews who when thinking of a "typical Israeli" they more or less see a kibbutznik wearing a temble hat and walking around in Biblical sandals. Had to tell them that this isn't the case anymore.

That's right. It would be a cova "John Deere", Nikes and a Rolex. ;)

[GiladS]

Anatomy of an assassination
By Ron Ben-Yishai



The footage of the operation that culminated in senior Hamas man Mahmoud al-Mabhouh's assassination reveals much more than what meets the eyes. Dubai is a crossroads of international trade, secret deals, and acts of espionage of all types. The local rulers are well aware of it, and they also realize that their wealth and the billions of dollars they earn from this economic activity are conditioned on maintaining security – for that reason, the entire principality is covered by security cameras, installed at almost every corner.

Dubai adopted the London model, and the fact that the city's territory is relatively small makes this grand monitoring project easier. As result, the Dubai Police and other local security agencies were able to quickly gather recorded material from almost any site visited by al-Mabhouh, as well as members of the assassination team.

The people who according to Dubai's police chief assassinated al-Mabhouh were apparently aware of this reality, and therefore used costumes to hide their facial and body features; the photos were blurred as it is because of the cameras' qualities, thereby making it harder to elicit details that would allow officials to launch an international manhunt for the assassins. We can likely assume that both al-Mabhouh and his pursuers made use of genuine passports that were doctored in a way that would maintain their authenticity and integrity, but make it more difficult to launch a manhunt later on.

What did al-Mabhouh do in Dubai?

Several important issues were left out of Dubai's police reports: What did al-Mabhouh do in the principality? Who did he meet there? A serious police investigation of the type presented by officials includes tailing the victim, not only his killers. The cameras that provided so much detail about the assassins likely also provided detailed information on al-Mabhouh's acts and the people he met. It appears that some officials in Dubai seek to refrain from humiliating Hamas and not get embroiled in a conflict – with the Iranians, the Sudanese, or other nationalities. Dubai wishes to continue serving as a global crossroads – without getting into trouble with its neighbors.

The video footage presented by the Dubai Police and the reenactment showcased through it clearly show that whoever assassinated al-Mabhouh did a very professional job. This included the arrival of small and separate cells at the airport, the close tailing by different followers, the preparation ahead of the operation, and the escape in its wake.

Electric shocker used?

We can assume, based on similar past incidents in the international theater, that the assassination team included more than 10 people who were divided into tailing teams that followed al-Mabhouh and reported his whereabouts to the team that broke into his room. Another team apparently engaged in the final contact with the assassination target. Based on the same logic, a small team commanded over the whole operation.

When carrying out these types of missions, operational bodies worldwide tend to make use of parameter security teams. It appears that such security team stayed in the corridor of al-Mabhouh's hotel room floor while four members of the assassination team were in his room.

How exactly did they overcome the Hamas man? This issue has not yet been clarified on the basis of information revealed by the Dubai Police. However, it appears that the assassination team, or at least part of it, was in the room before al-Mabhouh's return. For that reason, based on what was reported so far, they used a device that stunned him immediately, without leaving any scars. This is why local police suspect that an electric shocker enabled the team to quietly neutralize the assassination target without causing a commotion. After stunning him, the team was able to carry out the assassination in a manner that would cover up the cause of death.

Cautious and discreet

Dubai police claimed that the assassins scattered pills in al-Mabhouh's room in an attempt to throw off investigators. Such deception would have given the assassins some more time to flee the United Arab Emirates had the body been discovered quickly. However, by the time al-Mabhouh's body was found several hours after the hit, the assassins were long gone.

Local police also published photographs reportedly showing four members of the hit squad enter an elevator. A pair of gloves can clearly be seen on the hands of one of them. In the photos, the alleged assassins are also carrying backpacks and additional bags apparently containing equipment used to break into al-Mabhouh's room and kill him.

According to investigation material presented by the Dubai police, the members of the hit squad were extremely cautious and discreet. They exchanged hotel rooms and contacted each other with cell phones connected to a European rather than a local network.

The Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya news networks reported that two Palestinians were detained in connection with the al-Mabhouh killing. According to the reports, the two either took part in the actual assassination or assisted the hit squad in some way. One of them is a member of the Palestinian Authority's security apparatus, the Arab news networks reported.

The report was not confirmed by the Jordanian government, and the names of the alleged Palestinian accomplices were not published. It is entirely possible that the report is part of Hamas' attempt to spread disinformation in order to link the Palestinian Authority to the affair as well.

http://www.ynet.co.il/english/articles/0,7340,L-3849712,00.html

[martinexsquaddie]

dubai boss tp dubai chief of police.
"so have the mossad spies got away"
yes sir been gone weeks.
Good right make a vast nosie safe in the knowledge the suspects have got clean away.:)

[GiladS]

The three Irish passport-holders accused of taking part in the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai last month do not exist, Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1150127.html

What a surprise... :)

[Moledet]

Looks like a group of bankers, cars salesmen, a hetero****** and a transvestite assassinated him.

[CMNot]

Firstly, GG Mossad/Israel/Whoever.

Secondly, they don't even look vaguely British p-)

[Lov3ll]

'Mossad' hit squad stole British identities to carry out killing of Hamas leader
British authorities are investigating how six British nationals apparently had their identities stolen by suspected Mossad agents to cover their tracks on a mission to assassinate a top Hamas leader in Dubai.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirmed that the identities in the British passports used by six members of the 11-strong hit squad were those of real British passport holders.
“We are aware that the holders of six British passports have been named in this case,” said a spokesman said. “We believe the passports used were fraudulent and have begun our own investigation.”
Authorities are investigating the possibility that British passport details were copied from the originals by immigration staff while the holders were travelling.
While the names, passport numbers and dates of birth on the fraudulent passports matched the originals, the photographs and signatures were different.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7029553.ece

[CMNot]

I'd rather like to believe my Gov't had grown a sack and we were somehow involved in facilitating the nice Hamas mans chat with his God.