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Britain expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai assassination case
A top British official says an Israeli diplomat has been expelled from London over the alleged use of forged U.K. passports in the assassination of a Hamas operative in a suspected Mossad hit.
Foreign Secretary David Miliband told lawmakers on Tuesday that the diplomat, who has not been named, was removed following an investigation into the use of 12 fake U.K. passports in the Jan 20 slaying in Dubai.
He says a British investigation found there are "compelling reasons to believe that Israel was responsible" for the slaying.
Dubai accuses Israel's Mossad spy agency of killing Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. It has identified at least 26 suspects of an alleged hit squad who used forged European and Australian passports to enter the country.
Israel has declined to confirm or deny whether it was involved.