LONDON (AFP) – Britain and Ireland called in Israel's envoys on Thursday amid a growing diplomatic furore over the use of fake passports by the killers of a Hamas chief.
Israel's ambassador to London, Ron Prosor, was asked to meet with a senior official at the Foreign Office, the day after Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for a "full investigation" into the passports row.
Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin called in Israel's envoy for talks, saying he regarded the use of false Irish passports as "an extremely serious incident".
"We are putting pretty direct questions and seeking assistance and clarification. We want to get answers as quickly as we possibly can," added Martin.
Diplomatic tensions have mounted over the killing of Mahmud al-Mabhuh last month in a luxury Dubai hotel, ever since the emirate's police chief revealed that 11 European passport holders were allegedly involved. Austria is now investigating whether Austrian telephones were used to plan the killing
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