I did a quick search and found nothing asbout this on ATS except for an all too brief mention in another thread.
If i missed something and this is already being discussed, please delete, or whatever normally happens.....
The hit squad that killed a top Hamas commander in a hotel room in Dubai injected him with a drug that induced a heart attack, The Sunday Times
reported on Sunday.
Source:
gulfnews.com...
This happened on 20th January, but it seems there was a news blackout for several days while investigations were ongoing, and blood tests were being
carried out in France to establish a cause of death.
In typical fashion for here in UAE, nothing is clear - it started out he was poisoned, then electrocuted to the head and poisoned, then suoffoctaed
with a pillow, after being injected with a drug, and now the latest is that he was given a drug which caused a heart attack.
The suspected assassins apparently followed him from Damascus to Dubai on an Emirates flight, and fled the country shortly after the murder, on
Europen Passports/ Local law enfiorcement say they have good evidence that points to those responsible (although nothing concrete out in the media
yet). The Hamas guy was travelling without bodyguards - they were due to join him the next day (very convenient....)
Interesting that this should happen now, just as the US reveals it is strengthening it's missile defence systems in the Middle East, and the UAE is
named as one of the probable host countries. The UAE is an Ally of the US in the Middle East, and they don't have the best relationship with Iran.
What is more interesting is the Mossad should be operating here, as Israelis, and all things Israeli, are not welciome in the least in this country,
and the UAE has close ties with Palestine (here in Dubai we had our New Year's Eve celebrations cancelled in 2008/9 because of the situation in
Gaza).
Also, last year, a Chechen rebel commander was assassinated in an underground car park in Jumeirah Beach Residence, allegedly by the Russians.
It would seem that if you want to assassinate someone, wait until they come to Dubai.......
Further source:
news.bbc.co.uk...
[edit on 31-1-2010 by BlueOrb] - I changed the title from "Hamas Leader" to "Commader"...just to avoid confusion. The "Leader" is more than
likely still alive.......
[edit on 31-1-2010 by BlueOrb]