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February 6, 2013

Bulgaria Implicates Hezbollah in Bus Attack That Killed Israeli Tourists 
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Bulgarian officials have announced two members of the Lebanese group
Hezbollah are suspected of involvement in a bus bombing that killed five
Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver last July. Bulgaria’s
interior minister said a "reasonable assumption" could be made the pair
were members of Hezbollah’s militant wing. Hezbollah however has
denied responsibility for the attack. In one of his first statements as
secretary of state, John Kerry said the United States is acting
"decisively and comprehensively" to curb Hezbollah’s impact and urged
European governments to "take immediate action to crack down" on the
group. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned what he
called the "terrorist atrocity" of the bus bombing in Bulgaria.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "Six innocent people lost their lives
there; five Israelis one Bulgarian, and it is further corroboration of
what we know, that Hezbollah and Iran are together building a worldwide
terrorist network. They have attacked in a dozen countries. They are
planning attacks in dozens more and it is time that international
community branded Hezbollah for the terrorist organization that they
are."

 

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