US State Department calls on more countries to ban Hezbollah
The U.S. department of state has said in a statement that the U.S. is committed to countering Hezbollah and Iran’s "malign influence."
The statement was issued in memory of the victims and survivors of the 1994 bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA), a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the 2012 attack on a tour bus in Burgas, Bulgaria, carrying Israeli tourists. The attacks were described by the U.S. department of state as "two heinous Hezbollah attacks, carried out with Iranian support."
"The callous murder of civilians must not stand. With our support, more than a dozen countries across Europe, South America, Central America, and the Pacific have issued national level designations, bans, or other restrictions against Hezbollah," the statement said.
The U.S. department of state urged more countries to take similar measures, "which makes it harder for the group and its backers in Tehran to threaten peace and security around the globe."
Source: Naharnet
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