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Hezbollah linked to Burgas bus bombing
2013-02-05
A bus bombing that killed five Israelis and a driver in Bulgaria was most likely the work of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, officials say.

The attack, in the Black Sea resort of Burgas in July 2012, was carried out by a bomber who died at the scene. But police and Bulgarian officials said he was part of a Hezbollah cell that included two operatives using passports from Australia and Canada.

Israel also links Iran to the attack, which injured some 30 people. Iran has always denied and involvement, while Hezbollah has made no comment.

Unveiling the results of the six-month inquiry in Sofia on Tuesday, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov said the Australian and Canadian passport-holders were directly linked to Hezbollah.

"We have established that the two were members of the militant wing of Hezbollah," he said. "There is data showing the financing and connection between Hezbollah and the two suspects."

The pair had lived in Lebanon since 2006 and 2010 respectively, the AFP news agency quoted Mr Tsvetanov as saying.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Bulgarian findings made it clear that Hezbollah was "directly responsible for the heinous act in Burgas".
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