Germany arrests two suspected Hezbollah members over 'recruiting activities'
Germany designated the Lebanese militant group a terror organization in 2020 and has seen its relations with Iran sour in the last year.
BEIRUT — German authorities announced on Wednesday the arrest of two suspected members of the Lebanese Iran-funded Hezbollah group, which Germany designated a terror organization in 2020.
The German Federal Prosecutor's office said in a statement that the pair were arrested in northern Germany on suspicions of recruiting and organizing activities for the Shiite militant group. They face charges of belonging to a foreign terrorist organization.
The statement identified the suspects as Lebanese national Hassan M. and German-Lebanese dual citizen Abdul-Latif W.
Hassan M. has been a member of the group’s Department for External Relations since 2016 and was in charge of providing logistic and ideological support for Lebanese associations in northern Germany, according to the statement.
