Interpol has issued an alert for 16 more suspects in connection with the murder of a Hamas commander in a Dubai hotel in January
It issued red notices, its highest-level alert, for a 16-strong team accused of “closely watching, following and reporting” the movements of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh before his killing.
The move brings the total number of suspects alleged to be involved to 27.
Of those, six were travelling on fake Irish passports with numbers and expiry dates that matched genuine Irish passports. The total number of fraudulent passports used in the operation now stands at 12 British, six Irish, four French, three Australian and one German.
Interpol said today it had issued the alerts at the request of authorities in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.
It already has issued red notices for 11 other people suspected in the January killing.
The methodical stalking and killing of Mabhouh in a luxury hotel room has been widely blamed on Israel’s Mossad spy agency.
Israel has neither confirmed nor denied involvement.
AP