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Dubai Hit: Police Say They Know How Mahmoud al-Mabhouh Was Killed

Dubai Police investigators said Sunday they now know exactly how senior Hamas commander Mahmoud al Mabhouh was killed in his Dubai hotel room. According to them, he was drugged and then suffocated with a pillow. Deputy Police Chief Khamis al Mazeira revealed the results of forensic tests on al Mabhouh's body, which was found to contain high levels of a muscle relaxant drug called Succinylcholine. The drug is usually used as an anesthetic by doctors, and is given to patients before they are...Full Story
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