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| Hamas commander 'killed' in Dubai | |
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| A senior Hamas military commander has been assassinated by Israel in Dubai, the Palestinian Islamist group claims. | |
| Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, 50, a founder of the Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades, "died a martyr on 20 January in suspicious circumstances", a statement said. | |
| Hamas gave no further details, but vowed to "retaliate for this Zionist crime at the appropriate moment". | |
| An Israeli government spokesman would not comment when asked about the allegation by the Associated Press. | An Israeli government spokesman would not comment when asked about the allegation by the Associated Press. |
| Mr Mabhouh, who had been living in Syria, was suspected of having participated in the abduction and killing of two Israeli soldiers in 1989. | |
| A Hamas political bureau member in Damascus, Izzat al-Rishq, said Mr Mahbouh had died suddenly the day after he arrived in Dubai. | |
| "I cannot reveal the circumstances. We are working with the authorities in the United Arab Emirates," he told the Reuters news agency. | |
| The Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades has carried out hundreds of attacks and suicide bombings targeting Israeli troops and civilians. |