A bus that was damaged in a bomb blast outside Burgas Airport, about 400km (248miles) east of Sofia July 19, 2012. A Canadian citizen is suspected of organizing the attack. Interior Ministry/Handout
Bulgaria Says Hezbollah Behind Fatal Bus Bombing -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Bulgaria accused the Lebanese militant movement Hezbollah on Tuesday of carrying out a bomb attack on a bus in the Black Sea city of Burgas that killed five Israeli tourists last July.
The conclusions of the Bulgarian investigation, citing a clear connection to an attack on European Union soil, may open the way for the EU to join the United States in branding the Iranian-backed Hezbollah a terrorist organization.
Three people were involved in the attack, two of whom had genuine passports from Australia and Canada, Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov told reporters after Sofia's national security council discussed the investigation.
"There is data showing the financing and connection between Hezbollah and the two suspects," Tsvetanov said.
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More News On Bulgaria Implicating Hezbollah And Iran In Fatal Bus Bombing
Hezbollah and Iran Blamed in Bombing -- Wall Street Journal
Bulgaria blames Hezbollah for bombing that killed five Israelis -- Haaretz
Hezbollah linked to Burgas bus bombing -- BBC
Bulgaria Learns Identity of Burgas Bombing Accomplices -- Novinite
Hizbollah linked to Bulgarian bombing -- The Telegraph
Bulgaria links Hezbollah to bus attack that killed Israelis; suspects from Canada, Australia -- Washington Post/AP
Canadian, Australian suspects in Hezbollah-linked bus attack that killed Israelis in Bulgaria -- FOX News/AP
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