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Wednesday, February 17, 2010hamaspalestinian territoriesdubaiisrael

Suspected hit squad in Mahmoud al-Mabhouh killing

Men sit next to posters showing the senior Hamas military commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, at his family home in the northern Gaza Strip Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters Photograph: Mohammed Salem/guardian.co.uk The picture on a suspect's passport bearing the name Michael Barney. A Briton by that name denies any involvement in the assassination. Barney, 54, left east London in the mid-70s to work on an Israeli kibbutz. I got home from work and the kids said: 'Have you seen the newspaper?' There was my name alongside someone else’s picture, saying I was involved in an assassination. I was utterly shocked." Photograph: AP Photograph: guardian.co.uk The picture on a German passport for a 'Michael Bodenheimer'. German authorities say the passport number is either incomplete or wrong Photograph: AP Photograph: guardian.co.uk The picture on a British passport held by one of the suspected members of the hit squad, travelling under the name James Clarke Photograph: AP Photograph: guardian.co.uk The picture on an Irish passport held by one of the suspected members of the hit squad, using the name Kevin Daveron Photograph: AP Photograph: guardian.co.uk The picture on an Irish passport held by one of the suspected members of the hit squad, using the name Evan Dennings. The Irish department of foreign affairs has said it has no record of Irish passports with details corresponding to those identified by the Dubai authorities Photograph: AP Photograph: guardian.co.uk The picture on a French passport held by one of the suspected members of the hit squad, using the name Peter Elvinger. The man, the last of the suspects to arrive in Dubai, is believed to be the mastermind of the hit. French authorities have not commented on the authenticity of the passport Photograph: AP Photograph: guardian.co.uk The picture on an Irish passport held by one of the suspected members of the hit squad, under the name Gail Folliard Photograph: AP Photograph: guardian.co.uk The picture on a passport held by one of the suspected members of the hit squad, under the name Stephen Hodes. Hodes, a physical therapist, was born in Salford and moved to Israel in 2000. He denies any involvement. Gabriella, his wife, said he learned of his 'association' with the assassins by surfing the Israeli news website Ynet. "He was sitting by the computer and suddenly realised it’s his name," she told the site Photograph: AP Photograph: guardian.co.uk The picture on a passport held by one of the suspected members of the hit squad, under the name Jonathan Louis Graham. Graham, 31, born in Brent, north London, now lives near Jerusalem and denies any involvement in the assassination. "I’m not interested in talking to any reporters," he said. "I've seen the story and I've got enough of my own life to deal with. It’s not me." Photograph: AP Photograph: guardian.co.uk The picture on a passport held by one of the suspected members of the hit squad, under the name Paul John Keeley. Keeley, 43, was born in Havering, Essex, and now lives on a kibbutz. He denies any involvement. He said: "I'm afraid - it’s scary when someone steals your identity, especially for these sorts of purposes." Photograph: AP Photograph: guardian.co.uk A man points to video footage showing two of the suspects in the killing of Mabhouh Photograph: Jumana El Heloueh/Reuters Photograph: Jumana El Heloueh/guardian.co.uk The Dubai police chief, Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, holds photographs of the suspects during a press conference Photograph: EPA Photograph: guardian.co.uk A female suspect checks into a hotel before the murder of Mabhouh Photograph: The Media Office of Dubai Government Photograph: guardian.co.uk An image from hotel surveillance camera footage, released by Dubai police, shows two murder suspects in a hotel before the murder of Mabhouh Photograph: The Media Office of the Dubai Government Photograph: guardian.co.uk Mabhouh arrives in Dubai and is tracked by a member of a surveillance team Photograph: The Media Office Of Dubai Government Photograph: guardian.co.uk 'Kevin' comes out of a hotel toilet wearing a disguise Photograph: The Media Office Of Dubai Government Photograph: guardian.co.uk An image grab taken from hotel surveillance camera footage allegedly shows two murder suspects dressed as tourists in tennis outfits following Mabhouh, right, before he was found dead in his hotel room in Dubai Photograph: Dubai Police/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Dubai Police/guardian.co.uk The remaining team member continues to monitor the situation Photograph: The Media Office Of Dubai Government Photograph: guardian.co.uk A female suspect wearing a wig is seen on hotel surveillance footage Photograph: The Media Office of Dubai Government Photograph: guardian.co.uk Photographs released by Dubai police on 24 February showing 15 new suspects in last month's assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. The total number of suspects has risen to 26, all western passport holders, who travelled to Dubai from six different European cities and Hong Kong. Left to right, from top row, are images from British passports using the names Mark Sklur, Daniel Marc Schnur, Philip Carr, Stephen Keith Drake, Gabriella Barney, and Roy Allan Cannon; Australian passports using the names Adam Korman, Nicole Sandra McCabe and Bruce Joshua Daniel; French passports using the names Eric Rassineux, Melanie Heard and David Bernard La Pierre; and Irish passports using the names Ivy Brinton, Anna Shuana Clasby and Chester Halvey Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Source: The Guardian ↗

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