Iran challenges European gov'ts over Hamas killing
Iran's foreign minister has challenged Western countries whose passports were used by the assassins of a senior Hamas operative in Dubai to say whether they were involved in the crime. Manouchehr Mottaki told the UN Human Rights Council on Monday that Britain, France, Germany, Australia, Austria and Ireland should answer questions about their role in the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, whose body was found in his room at a luxury hotel in Dubai on Jan. 20.
Mottaki asked whether "their security services, the intelligence people or a part of their government" were involved. Mottaki has accused Western nations of fomenting terror under the guise of protecting human rights and training terrorists in the so-called war on terror. (AP)
