The blonde 'assassin': 'Hit squad with British passports accused of executing senior Hamas leader in 5-star hotel
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Six British men and a blonde Irish woman are among an alleged hit squad wanted in Dubai for the assassination of a Hamas commander in his luxury hotel room.
Gail Folliard is said to be part of an 11-strong gang - some wearing fake beards and wigs - who disguised themselves with tennis clothes and rackets in a highly orchestrated murder.
They arrived on separate flights and spent less than a day in the emirate, tracking their victim to his five-star residence near the airport before ambushing and suffocating him.
It was earlier alleged he was electrocuted before being murdered.
Dubai's chief of police, Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, last night named six British and three Irish nationals among the killers.
The other members of the gang were French and German. Within 19 hours of the attack on Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on January 20, the assassins fled Dubai, heading to airports in Europe and Asia.
It is believed a request has been placed with Interpol for arrest warrants for the gang.
The Foreign Office last night said it was 'seeking further information', while the Irish government said it was 'awaiting clarification'.
Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement, denied al-Mabhouh - one of the founders of the group's military wing - was en route to Iran, one of the group's major backers.
They paid for all expenses in cash and used different mobile phone cards to avoid traces, he added.
At least two suspected members of the hit squad watched al-Mabhouh check in at his hotel and later booked a room across from the Hamas commander, Tamim said.
He added that there was ‘serious penetration into al-Mabhouh's security prior to his arrival’ in Dubai, but that it appeared al-Mabhouh was travelling alone.
Other reports suggested he was in Dubai to buy weapons for the organisation.
Top Hamas figures have accused Israeli agents of killing him.
Al-Mabhouh, who was found without injuries to his body, according to initial reports from Palestinian sources, barricaded the door of his room with chairs.
Lt Gen Tamin did not name Israel, but said it was possible that 'leaders of certain countries gave orders to their intelligence agents to kill' al-Mabhouh.
He said the attackers had advance knowledge of the victim's movements.
CCTV footage shows the female member of the gang wearing a wig, big hat and sunglasses to blend in with tourists after arriving in Dubai the day before al-Mabhouh was found dead.
Others in the hit squad were also seen dressed as holidaymakers, wearing tennis clothes and carrying rackets.
The footage also showed them gathering in groups at the hotel. All of the gang paid for their expenses in cash and used different mobile phone cards to avoid being traced.
Several followed al-Mabhouh to his room before checking in across the hall, investigators said.
Four assassins then entered his room while he was out, using an electronic device to open the door and then locking it from the inside, police said.
In a statement released last month, Hamas acknowledged that al-Mabhouh was involved in the kidnapping and killing of two Israeli soldiers in 1989.
They added that he had played a 'continuous role in supporting his brothers in the resistance inside the occupied homeland'.
The British suspects are Melvyn Mildiner, Stephen Hodes, Paul Keeley, Jonathan Graham, James Clarke and Michael Barney.
Folliard, Evan Dennings and Kevin Daveron are the alleged Irish assassins.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1251260/Team-11-Europeans-kill...
Gail Folliard is said to be part of an 11-strong gang - some wearing fake beards and wigs - who disguised themselves with tennis clothes and rackets in a highly orchestrated murder.
They arrived on separate flights and spent less than a day in the emirate, tracking their victim to his five-star residence near the airport before ambushing and suffocating him.
It was earlier alleged he was electrocuted before being murdered.
Dubai's chief of police, Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, last night named six British and three Irish nationals among the killers.
The other members of the gang were French and German. Within 19 hours of the attack on Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on January 20, the assassins fled Dubai, heading to airports in Europe and Asia.
It is believed a request has been placed with Interpol for arrest warrants for the gang.
The Foreign Office last night said it was 'seeking further information', while the Irish government said it was 'awaiting clarification'.
Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement, denied al-Mabhouh - one of the founders of the group's military wing - was en route to Iran, one of the group's major backers.
They paid for all expenses in cash and used different mobile phone cards to avoid traces, he added.
At least two suspected members of the hit squad watched al-Mabhouh check in at his hotel and later booked a room across from the Hamas commander, Tamim said.
He added that there was ‘serious penetration into al-Mabhouh's security prior to his arrival’ in Dubai, but that it appeared al-Mabhouh was travelling alone.
Other reports suggested he was in Dubai to buy weapons for the organisation.
Top Hamas figures have accused Israeli agents of killing him.
Al-Mabhouh, who was found without injuries to his body, according to initial reports from Palestinian sources, barricaded the door of his room with chairs.
Lt Gen Tamin did not name Israel, but said it was possible that 'leaders of certain countries gave orders to their intelligence agents to kill' al-Mabhouh.
He said the attackers had advance knowledge of the victim's movements.
CCTV footage shows the female member of the gang wearing a wig, big hat and sunglasses to blend in with tourists after arriving in Dubai the day before al-Mabhouh was found dead.
Others in the hit squad were also seen dressed as holidaymakers, wearing tennis clothes and carrying rackets.
The footage also showed them gathering in groups at the hotel. All of the gang paid for their expenses in cash and used different mobile phone cards to avoid being traced.
Several followed al-Mabhouh to his room before checking in across the hall, investigators said.
Four assassins then entered his room while he was out, using an electronic device to open the door and then locking it from the inside, police said.
In a statement released last month, Hamas acknowledged that al-Mabhouh was involved in the kidnapping and killing of two Israeli soldiers in 1989.
They added that he had played a 'continuous role in supporting his brothers in the resistance inside the occupied homeland'.
The British suspects are Melvyn Mildiner, Stephen Hodes, Paul Keeley, Jonathan Graham, James Clarke and Michael Barney.
Folliard, Evan Dennings and Kevin Daveron are the alleged Irish assassins.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1251260/Team-11-Europeans-kill...
