Suspects in the murder of Israeli Rabbi Kogan are citizens of Uzbekistan: United Arab Emirates

Last update:November 25, 2024, 16:19 CEST

Last week, Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Tzvi Kogan was killed in the United Arab Emirates.

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 connection with Kogan’s murder, which Israel called an anti-Semitic attack. (PHOTO: AFP FILE)

United Arab Emirates authorities on Monday identified suspects in the murder of Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Tzvi Kogan last week in the Gulf country, saying the three alleged perpetrators were from Uzbekistan.

“The authorities have revealed the identities of the three perpetrators, all of whom are citizens of Uzbekistan,” said a statement from the Ministry of Interior reported by the official WAM news agency, naming them as Olimboy Tohirovich, Makhmudjon Abdurakhim and Azizbek Kamilovich.

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

Location:

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)