Al Mabhouh assassination in numbers

A look at the Al Mabhouh assassination in numbers so far, based on information released by governments and media reports, reflecting the complexities of the investigation.

• Flights taken: 56
• Suspects involved: 26
• Being questioned: 3
• Types of passports used: 5 (Australia, UK, Ireland, Germany, France)
• Hours of CCTV footage reviewed by Dubai Police: 648
• Cities visited by assassins and planners: 13 - Zurich, Düsseldorf, Johannesburg, Frankfurt, Milan, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, Rome, Paris, Dubai, Bangkok, Doha and an unnamed Iranian city.

Total number of countries involved: 17

• Austria: ‘Command centre’ is believed to be in Austria
• Australia: 3 suspects used Australian passports
• France: 4 suspects used French passports
• Germany: 1 suspect used a German passport; 10 suspects used Dusseldorf and Frankfurt airports
• Hong Kong: 11 suspects used airport
• Iran: 2 suspects travelled to Iran
• Ireland: 6 suspects used Irish passports
• Israel: Most of those whose identities were used by suspects found in Israel; most suspects believed to have fled to Israel.
• Italy: 8 suspects used Milan and Rome airports
• Netherlands: 3 suspects used Amsterdam airport
• Qatar: 1 suspect used Doha airport
• South Africa: 2 suspects used Johannesburg airport
• Switzerland: 10 suspects used Zurich airport
• Syria: Victim came to Dubai from Damascus
• UAE: Assassination carried out in Dubai
• UK: 12 suspects used UK passports
• US: 2 suspects believed to have travelled to US