Meanwhile, the body of a man washed up on a Tel Aviv beach has been identified as the British would-be suicide bomber who fled an attack after his explosive device did not work last month, Israeli media reported yesterday.
Positive identification of Omar Khan Sharif was made possible after DNA samples from his family arrived at the Abu Kabir pathology institute near Tel Aviv.
Sharif's cause of death was given as drowning.
Sharif and a companion, Asif Mohammed Hanif, also a British national, attempted to carry out a double suicide bombing at a popular Tel Aviv beachfront cafe on April 30.
Hanif blew himself up, killing three Israelis and wounding up to 50 others, but Sharif scuffled with bystanders and fled the scene, dropping his explosive device, which was later detonated by police sappers in a controlled explosion.
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