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Hezbollah linked to Burgas bus bombing 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.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.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.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. Israel also links Iran to the attack, which injured some 30 people.
In the wake of the bombing, Bulgaria's PM said there was "no chance" of detecting the group's activities before the attack. Iran has always denied and involvement, while Hezbollah has made no comment.
A photofit of the suspected bomber was released, but few details were known about his identity. Lebanon link?
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. 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.
Long before this official report was released by the Bulgarian authorities, Israel had accused Hezbollah (and its principal sponsor, Iran) of being behind the Burgas attack.
Since the July 2012 bombing, Israel and the US have pressed European Union states to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation (denying it access to funding and other financial assets in Europe). While some, including Britain and the Netherlands, might support such a move, other countries, such as France, oppose it. France counters that Hezbollah is a political and social as well as a militant organisation. They argue that proscribing it as an illegal terrorist organisation could destabilise Lebanon and its current coalition government, of which Hezbollah is part.
"We have established that the two were members of the militant wing of Hezbollah," he said."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.""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.
Until now Bulgaria has avoided making public any suspicions about who was behind the attack.
Initial investigations - including the discovery of the bomber's head at the scene of the attack - suggested the strike may have been a suicide bombing.
But reports have since emerged suggesting the device may have been remote-controlled, or accidentally detonated by the bomber.
In the wake of the bombing, Bulgaria's prime minister said there was "no chance" of detecting the group's activities before the bombing.
A photofit of the suspected bomber was released, but few details were known about his identity.