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Bulgarian court sentences two men in bus bombing that killed Israelis

Bulgaria said that two dual citizens of Lebanon were responsible for the Black Sea attack that targeted Israeli tourists in 2012; Hezbollah has denied involvement.
Judges of Bulgaria's specialized criminal court arrive for the final decision for the  2012 bomb attack on Israeli tourists at Bulgaria's Burgas airport that killed five people on September 21, 2020 in Sofia. - A Bulgarian court on September 21, 2020, sentenced two men to life in prison over a deadly 2012 bus bomb attack on Israeli tourists at the country's Burgas airport. (Photo by NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV / AFP) (Photo by NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP via Getty Images)

A Bulgarian court sentenced two men to life in prison on Monday over a deadly terrorist attack against Israeli tourists in the country in 2012. Prosecutors reportedly said they are tied to the Lebanese military and political group Hezbollah.

Hassan El Hajj Hassan and Meliad Farah were found guilty of terrorism, murder, attempted murder and property damage. The charges stem from a bus bombing in Sarafovo on the Black Sea that killed five Israeli tourists and their Bulgarian driver, according to the state-run Bulgarian News Agency.

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