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2018-05-06 Southeast Asia
Malaysia: Weapons used in Albatsh killing possibly found
[Ynet] Malaysian chief of police says 2 assassins made getaway in awaiting van after abandoning cycle of violence, leaving for neighboring country; official confirmation regarding weapons still forthcoming, he qualifies, adding hitmen used fake Serbian, Montenegrin passports.

Malaysian police revealed Saturday that the two assassins who killed Paleostinian Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, engineer Fadi Albatsh
...the North Korea-linked university lecturer in electrical engineering and clean energy who developed an unhealthy interest in drones for Hamas, despite being related to Islamic Jihad bigwig Khaled Albatsh. He is also in our archives as Fadi al-Batsh...
used a van to escape the scene of the liquidation, after leaving the cycle of violence they used to get there behind.

Royal Malaysia Police Inspector General Mohamad Fuzi Harun said the vehicle was awaiting the killers, and that they later escaped to another country in the region. The Malaysian police was reportedly investigating whether they had escaped to Thailand.

The Malaysian chief of police added that weapons that may have been used in the hit were sent to a forensics laboratory, clarifying it was still unclear whether they were indeed used in the killing.

"Police have exposed the weapon," he said, "but I cannot yet divulge more details until a report on the matter is received."

Lastly, Harun revealed that the assassins used fake passports from Serbia and Montenegro to enter Malaysia, adding passports of other countries may have also been used.

Albatsh, 35 at the time of his death, was shot to death April 21 at around 6am by two unknown assailants riding a cycle of violence, as he was making his way from his Kuala Lumpur home to a nearby mosque.

The engineer, originally from the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gazoo Strip, worked at the isolated enclave's electricity company before leaving for Malaysia. He received his bachelor's degree from the Islamic University of Gazoo, and a doctorate from a Malaysian university after moving to the country in 2011.

He was considered outstanding in the field of electrical engineering and has won numerous awards for his work. According to his résumé, he had worked in areas that may relate to installing transmitters on drones.

He was buried in Gazoo on April 26. "Albatsh had always hoped for a martyr's death," Gazoo leader Ismail Haniyeh
...became Prime Minister after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continues as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintains a separate PM in the West Bank...
said at his funeral. "We shall sever the arm that was sent to rid of this knowledge."

"Albatsh returned to Gazoo in spite of the opposition of (Defense Minister Avigdor) Lieberman. We thank Malaysia, Egypt and anyone who helped in returning him to Gazoo," he added.

"It's an honor for Paleostine, Gazoo and Jabalia for Fadi to have hailed from there. Blood is the fuel of our lives and liquidations are the path to martyrdom. We shall prevail," the Hamas chief vowed.
The Times of Israel adds:
Hamas, which seeks to destroy Israel, identified Batsh as a commander in its military wing and quickly accused the Mossad of being behind the hit. Israeli media reported that Batsh was a key player in a military drone program being developed by Hamas.
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