BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Beirut airport authorities seized $2.5 million in cash destined for militant group Hezbollah concealed with a man arriving from Turkey, three sources said on Friday. One of the sources said it was first time such a seizure had been made. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah. (Reporting by Maya Gebeily; […]
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Lebanon seizes $2.5 million bound for Hezbollah, sources say
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Beirut airport authorities seized $2.5 million in cash destined for militant group Hezbollah concealed with a man arriving from Turkey, three sources said on Friday.
One of the sources said it was first time such a seizure had been made. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah.
(Reporting by Maya Gebeily; Editing by Sharon Singleton)