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EU Condemns Use of Fake Passports in Hamas Killing

   French  president  denounces  Dubai  assassination,  summons  Israel's
   ambassador for questioning

   VOA News 22 February 2010
   Palestinian militants in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, participate
   in  a  rally  commemorating  slain Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh,
   seen in the portrait, 17 Feb 2010

Photo: AP

   Palestinian militants in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, participate
   in  a  rally  commemorating  slain Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh,
   seen in the portrait, 17 Feb 2010

   European  Union  foreign  ministers  are  condemning the use of forged
   European passports by the killers of a top Palestinian militant.
   At  an  EU meeting in Brussels Monday, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel
   Angel Moratinos expressed alarm that European passports can be used in
   a different manner for a different purpose.
   Police  in  the  United Arab Emirates have accused Israel's Mossad spy
   agency  of assassinating Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh at a Dubai
   hotel last month.
   The  11  suspected  killers  carried  forged  passports  from Britain,
   Ireland, Germany and France.
   Israeli  Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says there is no reason to
   believe Israel was involved in the killing.
   The  EU  ministers  did  not  directly  mention  Israel,  but  several
   diplomats questioned Lieberman about the incident Monday.
   Following   the  EU's  statement,  French  President  Nicolas  Sarkozy
   denounced the Dubai assassination.
   Speaking  in  Paris  with  Palestinian  President  Mahmoud  Abbas, Mr.
   Sarkozy  said  this  kind of event can only increase tension and bring
   nothing positive.
   He  did  not accuse Israel, but said his foreign ministry had summoned
   the Israeli ambassador to ask about the use of a false French passport
   by one of the killers.

   Some information for this report provided by AFP and Reuters.

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