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Burgas Terror Act Reenactment Deemed 99% Success
How Hezbollah Trained an Operative to Spy on Israeli Tourists
Iranian agent with Canadian passport arrested in Bulgaria
France ready to blacklist armed wing of Hezbollah
Bulgaria Bus Attack: Berlin Wants Hezbollah On EU Terrorist Group List
Former Vice-PM and Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has been given special protection since March 4 due to a "threat on his life." Tsvetanov had announced on Feb. 5 that Hezbollah was involved in the 2012 Burgas suicide attack that killed six people.
Marin Raikov, the new interim prime minister, said Bulgaria would not initiate a request to impose EU sanctions on Hezbollah, but would "present the objective facts and circumstances and let our European partners decide." In February, Bulgaria said that Hezbollah was behind the July 2012 attack in Burgas. Bulgaria's center-right government was replaced on March 13 by the interim technocrat administration. The Bulgarian opposition has criticized Bulgarian attempts to blacklist Hezbollah.
EU not ready for sanctions against Hezbollah: EU's Barroso
A nifty conceit: the EU, Hezbollah, and Lebanon
EU blacklisting of Hezbollah would disrupt financing
Bulgaria's foreign minister is preparing to brief his European counterparts on his government's findings into the Burgas terror attack. Bulgaria says Hezbollah was behind the attack; evidence includes "a computer printer in Beirut, DNA traces on a used SIM card and several suspicious telephone calls."
Bulgaria expels Hamas delegation
Bulgaria's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov reiterated that Hezbollah was behind the July 2012 terror attack in Burgas. The two living suspects, now thought to be in Lebanon, "were maintaining part of Hezbollah's structures in Canada and Australia and had contacts with other representatives" of the terror group, Tsvetanov said.
Report: Terrorist killed in Burgas attack is relative of living Canadian suspect
A Hamas delegation reportedly arrived in Bulgaria for a "ground-breaking visit" that will include meetings with Bulgarian officials. The delegation is headed by Ismail al Ashqar, who previously called for the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers and condemned the killing of Osama bin Laden. Bulgaria's foreign ministry has denied that the delegation is coming.
Bulgaria provided Lebanon with a detailed report on the Burgas terror attack, which it says was carried out by Hezbollah. The names of the two primary suspects have also been given to Europol. Bulgaria has asked Europol as well as Lebanon to help in apprehending the two suspects, who are believed to be living in Lebanon.
New details on Burgas attack emerge as search intensifies for those responsible
Officials from several countries are said to be trying to find two members of Hezbollah alleged to be behind the Burgas terror attack. Meanwhile, new details on the attack have been released by those involved in the investigation.Foreign Minister Mladenov countered those who questioned the decision to publicly blame Hezbollah for the Burgas terror attack. "If Bulgaria did not have enough arguments to announce yesterday that the traces in this attack lead to Hezbollah's military wing, we would not have done it," Mladenov said. The EU will consider adding Hezbollah to its list of terror organizations.
