Suspects in the murder of Israeli Rabbi Kogan are Uzbek nationals: UAE

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Israeli-Moldavian Rabbi Tzvi Kogan was murdered in the UAE last week.

The Rimon Market, a kosher market owned by Israeli Rabbi Tzvi Kogan, in Dubai. The United Arab Emirates said it had arrested three suspects, all Uzbek nationals, in Kogan's killing, which Israel has called an anti-Semitic attack. (IMAGE: AFP FILE)

The Rimon Market, a kosher market owned by Israeli Rabbi Tzvi Kogan, in Dubai. The United Arab Emirates said it had arrested three suspects, all Uzbek nationals, in Kogan’s killing, which Israel has called an anti-Semitic attack. (IMAGE: AFP FILE)

UAE authorities on Monday identified the suspects in the killing of Israeli-Moldavian Rabbi Tzvi Kogan in the Gulf country last week, saying the three alleged perpetrators are from Uzbekistan.

“The authorities have revealed the identities of the three perpetrators, all of whom are Uzbek nationals,” said an Interior Ministry statement carried by the official WAM news agency, naming them Olimboy Tohirovich, Makhmudjon Abdurakhim and Azizbek Kamilovich.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – AFP)

    Location:

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

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