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Germany not designating Hezbollah a terrorist group

This comes two weeks after the United Kingdom did declare Hezbollah a terrorist group, joining 12 other countries with a similar designation.

The Hezbollah flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
The Hezbollah flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Germany has said that it will not officially designate Hezbollah as a terrorist group, a development likely to cause tension between Berlin and Washington.

The country’s minister of state, Niels Annen, told Der Spiegel on Friday that the U.S.-designated terrorist group plays a crucial role in Lebanon, and that the European Union already blacklists the organization’s terrorist wing, reported Reuters.

This comes two weeks after the United Kingdom officially designated Hezbollah as a terrorist group, joining 12 other countries that have a similar designation.

Previously, the United Kingdom distinguished between the Hezbollah terrorist and political facets.

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