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Hezbollah Prepares to Make Its Case On Bulgaria Indictment

Hezbollah will respond on Feb. 16 to Bulgarian accusations that the group is responsible for the Burgas bombing in July, writes Jean Aziz.
A woman holds a picture of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during a rally to commemorate the birth of Prophet Mohammad in Beirut's suburbs, January 25, 2013.  REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3CY5K
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Those awaiting Hezbollah’s reaction to the accusation that two members of its military wing were responsible for the Bulgaria bombing will have to wait until Feb. 16, as confirmed by circles close to the party in Beirut. In the meantime, those circles had a lot of dangerous things to say about the charges and their background. Below is part of what they said.

In few but decisive words, the circles close to Hezbollah categorically denied the charges that the party was involved in the bombing at Burgas, Bulgaria, on July 18, 2012. They said that if the party has anything more to say, it will be said by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Feb. 16, because, first, discussing such a sensitive issue is reserved to Hezbollah’s top official, and second because the occasion in which he will give his speech holds great meaning to the issue at hand.

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