hit squad

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The 15-strong hit squad was travelling on diplomatic passports and included several of MBS’s own bodyguards.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

“With this first-ever prosecution of an alleged member of Lukashenka’s hit squad we are sending a strong signal,” said Viasna lawyer Pavel Sapelko.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

But Mr. Hérard and his unit never engaged the hit squad at the residence, instead mounting a roadblock some distance away, according to his initial police testimony.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2021

Swinton is in lawyerly mode in this sturdy but old-fashioned drama: she is hunting down Nazi-collaborator-in-hiding Michael Caine, apparently the target of a Jewish hit squad.

From The Guardian • Jan. 16, 2020

On Tuesday, Turkish officials provided passport scans for seven members of what they called a hit squad, and that information helped confirm Alotaibi’s travels to Washington.

From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2018