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| AFP officers in Israel under investigation over hit-and-run |
| 2010-03-03 |
| The Australian Federal Police were involved in a hit-and-run car accident in Tel Aviv early this morning, just hours after landing in Israel to investigate how three Australian passports were used in the alleged assassination of top Hamas operative Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. Mr Mabhouh was found dead in his Dubai hotel room on January 20 in what Dubai police have alleged was an assassination carried out by Israel's foreign intelligence service Mossad. After hiding out at the Australian embassy for most of Wednesday, the agents tried to give waiting media the slip as they tried to move to their hotel. Instead their silver armoured Toyota Prado ploughed into Israeli cyclist Oshra Bar as it sped from the embassy's underground car park, and then failed to stop. Ms Bar was not seriously injured, but told the Herald that she had suffered lacerations to her leg. "I want an apology and a new wheel," Ms Bar said. "I was hit and I kind of bounced." Ms Bar managed to get the licence plate of the SUV, which matched the licence plate of a car that was later parked in the Australian embassy car parking space. She said she had already spoken to a lawyer and had been to hospital for a check-up. The Australian embassy last night confirmed that it was investigating the accident but would not confirm whether the car was carrying the AFP agents. An embassy spokeswoman said as part of the investigation embassy officials had spoken to the driver of the car. She would not say what he had said had occurred. "We are treating this issue very seriously," the embassy spokeswoman said. "We have not been contacted by anyone who has been knocked off her bike, or by the police in Israel." "I can confirm that an incident did occur involving one of our vehicles. But I cannot comment any further until we know more about what happened. The spokeswoman said she did have advice from the driver as to "whether something did or did not occur". The driver of the car, when asked if he had been involved in a hit and run accident, continued walking into the embassy offices and said: "Can you shut the door." |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #3 Oshra Bar, meet Jim Treacher. Jim Treacher, meet Oshra Bar. |
| Posted by: Eric Jablow 2010-03-03 21:14 |
| #2 Instead their silver armoured Toyota Prado ploughed into Israeli cyclist Oshra Bar as it sped from the embassy's underground car park, and then failed to stop. Yeah, that accelerator problem again. Global acceleration. Wouldn't have happened if they'd bought a GM. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-03-03 20:56 |
| #1 I expect 34 people will be identified as suspects in this incident |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-03-03 20:41 |