Lyon (France): International police agency
Interpol on Monday issued arrest notices for 16 further suspects
wanted by Dubai for the killing of a Hamas leader there.
The announcement brought to 27 the total number of
suspects on Interpol`s wanted list for the murder of Mahmud
al-Mabhuh in a luxury hotel room in January, which Dubai
police suspect was ordered by the Israeli secret service.
"Investigative information provided by the authorities in
Dubai bore out the international links and broad scope of the
number of people involved, as well as the role of two `teams`
of individuals identified by the Dubai police as being linked
to Al-Mabhuh`s murder," Interpol said in a statement.
It said the 16 new names make up the second of these
"teams", in addition to 11 for whom Interpol issued arrest
alerts, known as Red Notices, on February 18.
"According to the Dubai police investigation, the first
team consisted of a smaller core group alleged to have carried
out the killing," it said, referring to the 11 named last
month.
The second team of 16 "is believed to have aided and
abetted the first team by closely watching, following and
reporting Mabhuh`s movements from the moment he landed at
Dubai airport until his murder" on January 19, it said.
Interpol`s latest list includes the names of at least six
Britons and three Australians, along with several whose
nationalities were not given.
The international police organisation said last month
that suspects travelled using other people`s identities.
Several countries have complained to Israel about the use of
fake passports.
PTI
