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Israeli 'agent' detained in Poland

08:15 am on 13 June 2010

The authorities in Poland are reported to have arrested a suspected Israeli agent in connection with the murder of a Hamas operative in Dubai in January.

Media reports have named the arrested man as Uri Brodsky. German prosecutors say he had been detained on a warrant issued by Germany as he arrived in Poland, the BBC reports.

The prosecutors say Germany is seeking his extradition over a forged German passport used by one of the killers of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a founder of Hamas's military wing whose body was discovered in a Dubai hotel on 20 January.

Dubai police have said they are 99% sure Israeli agents were involved, but Israel says there is no proof.