Israel Vows Justice Day after Claim Hizbullah Behind Bulgaria Blast
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told relatives of victims of last year's attack on Israeli tourists in Bulgaria that those responsible for the killings "will pay the price."
Netanyahu's office said Wednesday in a statement that the head of Israel's counterterrorism bureau told the victims' families in his name that "Israel will do everything so that those responsible for the crime will pay the price."
The office did not elaborate.
The promise comes a day after a Bulgarian probe claimed that Hizbullah was behind the July 2012 bombing that targeted a bus carrying Israeli tourists at Burgas airport.
Five Israelis and the Bulgarian driver were killed in the attack. As a result, some countries called on the European Union to designate the group as a terrorist organization.
Netanyahu said Tuesday the Bulgarian finding should push the EU to draw the "necessary conclusions" about the group, hinting it should be placed on a terror watch list.
"The attack in Burgas was an attack on European soil, against a member state of the European Union," Netanyahu said in a statement. "We hope that the Europeans will draw the necessary conclusions about the true nature of Hizbullah."
Source: Associated Press, Naharnet
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