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Dubai: Hamas Leader Drugged, Suffocated in Hotel Room

Dubai police says forensic tests show a Hamas commander was drugged and then suffocated in his hotel room.

Police officials say tests showed a substantial amount of a fast-acting muscle relaxant called succinylcholine was found in Mahmoud al-Mabhouh's bloodstream.The analysis was part of tests conducted after al-Mabhouh was killed Jan. 19. Dubai authorities have blamed a hit squad organized by Israel's Mossad secret service.The drug is sometimes used to administer a breathing tube or anesthesia.Dubai police on Sunday also said a third Palestinian suspect is in custody. At least 26 other suspects are wanted after being accused of traveling on fake European and Australian passports.Meanwhile, the spotlight is falling on several countries where police say the alleged assassins' trails begin and end: Switzerland , Italy , France , Germany and the Netherlands .Authorities there have either declined to say whether they are investigating, or told The Associated Press they have no reason to hun...

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