e-metro.ie 16.02.2010 Wanted for questioning: These are three alleged assassins travelling on Irish passports who were in Dubai for 19 hours on the day of the killing AN 11-member hit squad carrying Irish and british passports and dis- guised in wigs, fake beards and tennis clothes was behind the mysterious killing of a Hamas commander, it was claimed last night. The body of mahmoud al-mabhouh was found on January 20 in his luxury hotel room near Dubais international airport. Police chief Lt Gen Dahi Kha- lfan Tamim said the alleged assassina- tion team comprised six british pass- port holders, three Irish and one each from France and Germany. Hamas has accused Israels secret service mossad of carrying out the killing and has pledged revenge. Lt Gen Tamim said it was possible leaders of certain countries gave or- ders to their intelligence agents to kill mr al-mabhouh, one of the founders of Hamass military wing. but he did not name any countries. Lt Gen Tamim sketched out a highly organised operation and said the kill- ers spent less than a day in the coun- try. He said forensic tests indicated mr al-mabhouh died of suffocation. He showed a news conference sur- veillance video of the alleged assas- sination team arriving on separate flights to Dubai the day before mr al- mabhouh was found dead. The mem- bers of the hit-squad checked into separate hotels and used disguises. They paid for all expenses in cash and used different mobile phone cards to avoid traces. The killing itself took just ten min- utes. Several members of the hit squad followed mr al-mabhouh even riding in the same elevator to determine his room number and then checked into the room opposite. Four assassins later entered his room in the Al-bustan rotana Hotel while he was out, using an electronic device to open the door. There they waited for him to return. Lt Gen Tamim said they were care- ful not to disturb anything in the room and somehow left the door locked from the inside to try to hide the fact that they had broken in. By Barbara Surk Irish among hit squad on Hamas At least 18 people died yesterday when two commuter trains crashed head-on in belgium. Dozens were seriously injured when the trains, carrying up to 300 people, collided in snowy conditions in a suburb of Halle outside brussels P10 news 18 dead in Belgian train crash Irish bishops began two days of talks with Pope benedict yesterday to discuss the Churchs handling of clerical sex abuse in the wake of the murphy report. Victims reacted angrily to news that resignations of bishops were off the agendaP5 news Irish bishops start Vatican talks David beckham has revealed he still regards Sir Alex Ferguson as a father figure, and said tonights Champions League reunion with manchester United will be the first time he has wanted his old club to lose P24 sPORT Fergie still a father figure ryanair chief michael OLeary is to meet Tnaiste mary Coughlan today in an effort to resolve a row about jobs at Dublin Airport. The airline said it will create 300 jobs if it can secure an airport hangar P18 Business Meeting on Departuregate The first pictures of Amy Winehouse reuniting with her jailbird ex- husband blake Fielder-Civil show the couple as loved-up as ever. Her father said he was powerless to stop round two of the stormy relationship P6 GuiLTY PLeAsuRes Amys back to Blake You really are super Our bodies amazing powers P15 index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html