Dubai, Feb 16 (IANS) Arrest warrants have been issued against 11 European nationals allegedly involved in the killing of a top Hamas official here in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), WAM news agency reported.

The suspects included six British nationals, one French, one German and three Irish citizens, Dubai police chief Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim told a press conference here Monday.

Mahmoud Al Mabhouh, a commander of the Palestine-based group Hamas, was assassinated in a hotel here last month.

"They (the accused) came to Dubai from a European country and left for different European countries" after the crime, Tamim said, adding arrest warrants have been sent to the Interpol.

He said CCTV footage showed presence of the suspects at the crime scene.

Two Palestinians were arrested in connection with the crime. Both are residents of the UAE and one of them had met Al Mabhouh at the airport, Tamim said.

Al Mabhouh had planned to visit Sudan and China. He also met members of his group and bought a pair of shoes before his death, he added.