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Hezbollah linked to Burgas bus bombing | |
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A bus bombing that killed five Israelis and a driver in Bulgaria was 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. | |
The group is believed to have arrived in Burgas a month before the bombing. | The group is believed to have arrived in Burgas a month before the bombing. |
In the wake of the bombing, Bulgaria's PM said there was "no chance" of detecting the group's activities before the attack. | |
A photofit of the suspected bomber was released, but few details were known about his identity. | |
Unveiling the results of the six-month inquiry in Sofia on Tuesday, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov said the bomber was among two individuals now under scrutiny. | |
"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." |