EU anger at forged passports in Dubai murder

EU foreign ministers on the 22 February 2010 denounced the use of forged European passports by alleged assassins behind the death of a Hamas leader, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, in Dubai in January 2010.

They stopped short of directly accusing Israeli agents of Mossad forging the passports and carrying out assassination, but diplomats said there was no question whom the ministers had in mind.

BBC News, 22.2.10: EU condemns passport use in Dubai killing http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8528427.stm

Deutsche Welle, 22.2.10: EU condemns use of fake passports in Hamas assassination http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5272526,00.html

EurActiv, 23.2.10: EU unhappy with Israel over fake passports, 'James Bond' killings http://www.euractiv.com/global-europe/eu-unhappy-israel-fake-passports-news-278602

Council of the European Union: Press Release, PRES/10/39: Council statement on the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/112964.pdf

Spiegel Online International, 23.2.10: EU Demands Israeli Cooperation over Dubai Killing http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,679735,00.html

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