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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8486531.stm
Report: Hamas Military Commander "Assassinated" in Dubai
(BBC News) A senior Hamas military commander has been assassinated by Israel in Dubai, the Palestinian Islamist group claims. Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, 50, a founder of Hamas' Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades, "died a martyr on 20 January in suspicious circumstances," a statement said. Mabhouh, who had been living in Syria, was suspected of having participated in the abduction and killing of two Israeli soldiers in 1989. The Izz al-Din Qassam Brigades has carried out hundreds of attacks and suicide bombings targeting Israeli troops and civilians.