Belfast Gonzo on March 19, 2006, 3:37 am | Readers 4
THIS is an odd one, but sure… The woman suspected of financing the assassination of ex-Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri had a British passport – issued by the consular office in Beirut (you can see part of it here, though a Brazilian police source claimed it was fake) – with an address in Northern Ireland. Rana Koleilat was reported to have attempted suicide in her Brazilian jail cell earlier this week, although the name on her passport was Rana Klailat. There’s little doubt she travelled extensively, but I wonder if she ever made it here…
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