(Reuters) Cassandra Garrison - Argentine authorities designated Hizbullah a terrorist organization on Thursday and ordered the freezing of the Lebanese Islamist group's assets in the country. The announcement came as Argentina marks the 25th anniversary of the bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in which 85 people died. Argentina blames Iran and Hizbullah for the attack, as well as for an attack on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires in 1992 that killed 29 people. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Argentine President Mauricio Macri for the designation. "It is time the entire enlightened world understand the grave danger Iran and Hizbullah pose. It is time the entire world stand up against it," Netanyahu said.
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