A small group of EU countries has again blocked Britain's bid to blacklist Lebanese group Hezbollah.
Diplomatic sources said Austria and the Czech republic led opposition at a meeting of EU countries' counter-terrorism specialists in Brussels on Wednesday (19 June).
Ireland, Italy and Poland also voiced concerns.
Objections centre around shaky evidence that Hezbollah bombed a bus containing Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year.
The Bulgarian foreign ministry told E...
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