Hamas says top militant 'assassinated'

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"Mourners buried a senior Hamas militant Friday after his recent death in Dubai -- a death Hamas calls an "assassination."

Mahmoud al-Mabhouh died in Dubai on January 20, said Izzat al Rishq, a Hamas member based in Syria.

Al-Mabhouh was a founding member of the military wing of Hamas, which blamed Israel for his death.

"We hold the enemy responsible for the assassination of Mahmoud Mabhouh," the militant wing said in an online statement. "The enemy will not escape punishment."

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Dubai 'identifies suspects in Hamas commander killing'

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"The authorities in Dubai say they have identified several "European passport holders" as suspects in the killing of a Hamas military commander last week.

Preliminary investigations indicated Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was murdered by "a professional criminal gang" which followed him there, police said.

The suspects are thought to have fled the United Arab Emirates.

Hamas claims Israel killed Mr Mabhouh, a founder of the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades. Israel has not commented."

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[hack89]

1. Good. nt

[Kurska]

2. He lived be the sword his entire life, personally responsible for the deaths of Israelis.

I'm not going to muse on the morality of his death, but it was bound to happen eventually.