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| More UK passports linked to death | More UK passports linked to death |
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| Another two British passports have been linked to the assassination of a Hamas militant in Dubai. | Another two British passports have been linked to the assassination of a Hamas militant in Dubai. |
| Foreign Office Minister Chris Bryant insisted the government had no prior knowledge of the killing or use of the passports. | |
| It was already known six fake UK passports were among those used by the killers of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. | It was already known six fake UK passports were among those used by the killers of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. |
| Earlier, Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged Israel to co-operate with a UK investigation. | Earlier, Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged Israel to co-operate with a UK investigation. |
| The Israeli secret service Mossad has been widely accused of carrying out last month's killing but Israel said there was no proof its agents were involved. | The Israeli secret service Mossad has been widely accused of carrying out last month's killing but Israel said there was no proof its agents were involved. |
| 'Profound concern' | 'Profound concern' |
| Responding to an urgent question in Parliament, Mr Bryant said the authorities in the United Arab Emirates had sent details of "at least" two passports which could be linked to the assassination. | |
| He also set out the timetable of what ministers were told and when. | He also set out the timetable of what ministers were told and when. |
| Mr Bryant was speaking after Mr Miliband held a private meeting with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman in Brussels. | |
| "We spent most of the time talking about the issue of the fraudulent use of British passports, and the profound concern that exists not just in Britain but all over Europe about this incident," he said. | "We spent most of the time talking about the issue of the fraudulent use of British passports, and the profound concern that exists not just in Britain but all over Europe about this incident," he said. |
| "I set out that as far as we were concerned, the need for Britain and Israel to co-operate across a whole range of issues was very serious, but it needed to be done on a basis that was transparent and clear." | "I set out that as far as we were concerned, the need for Britain and Israel to co-operate across a whole range of issues was very serious, but it needed to be done on a basis that was transparent and clear." |
| In addition to the British passports, it is known the hit squad also used Irish, German and French passports. |