Mexican and US agents are investigating a group in Mexico that they believe is funding Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas, two newspapers reported on Thursday. Mexico started the investigation three months ago on a request from the United States, which is helping in the probe, the daily El Universal said. | Lebanon's ambassador was critical. "This is part of a fear campaign from those who believe they are fighting against terrorism," Nouhad Mahmoud told Reuters. |
The alleged cell is suspected of financing Hizbollah rather than planning attacks itself, according to the Milenio newspaper. Milenio said the attorney general's office in Mexico has compiled a list of people and companies it believes have provided funds to support Hizbollah, but no names were given.
Lebanon's ambassador was critical. "This is part of a fear campaign from those who believe they are fighting against terrorism," Nouhad Mahmoud told Reuters. He said he knew nothing about an investigation of a Hizbollah cell in Mexico: "We have no idea, we only saw this in the newspapers." |