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October 17, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.nasdaq.com/aspxcontent/NewsStory.aspx?cpath=20081017%5CACQRTT200810170211RTTRADERUSEQUITY_0080.htm&&mypage=newsheadlines&title=U.N.%20Chief

UN Chief Says Hizbullah a Threat to Mideast Security

[NASDAQ/RTT News] A report released Thursday by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Hizbullah is a threat to security in the Middle East, and criticized Syria for allowing the Islamic militant group to smuggle weapons into its terrorist network in Lebanon. "Hizbullah's maintenance of a major armed component and a para-military infrastructure separate from the state, including a secure network of communication, which the group itself deems an integral part of its arsenal, is a direct challenge to the authority of the government of Lebanon and its security forces and prevents their exclusive control over the entire territory of Lebanon," said the report, drafted by UN Middle East envoy Terje Roed-Larsen.

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