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May 5, 2006       Share:    

Source: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-05-03T102542Z_01_L03536828_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST-SWEDEN-HAMAS.xml&archived=F

Swedish PM Says Hamas Lawmaker Not Welcome

(Reuters) Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson ruled out on Wednesday a visit by Hamas politician Salah al-Bardaweel, saying Sweden would not give him a visa because the EU brands the Islamic group terrorists. Persson said his country, which belongs to the 15-country European Schengen group where travelers can move without a passport, said Bardaweel was not welcome in Sweden. Sweden's foreign minister has earlier said that Hamas members were free to visit privately but would not meet government officials.

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