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Possible Austria link to Dubai assassination probed
Feb 18, 2010, 12:02 GMT
Vienna - Austria is investigating a possible link in the assassination of a Hamas leader in Dubai, following indications that the killers used Austrian mobile phones, the interior ministry's spokesman confirmed Thursday.
The murder of Palestinian militant Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in January has reverberated across Europe, as the 11 suspects used passports from various European countries including Britain.
Israel has denied allegations that its intelligence agency Mossad was involved.
'Austrian mobile phones were allegedly used in the preparation of the crime,' said spokesman Rudolf Gollia.
There had been contact with Dubai authorities, and Austrian authorities started investigating on Monday.
However, police have not yet come up with any findings, Gollia said.
The Austrian investigation echoed the aftermath of the alleged Pakistani terrorist attacks in the Indian port city Mumbai in 2008, when the attackers were found to have used an Austrian mobile phone card purchased abroad.
In that case, a package of Austrian SIM cards had been sold to a vendor in a third country. 'That could also have have happened in this case,' Gollia said.
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