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Lebanon seizes $2.5 million bound for Hezbollah, sources say

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review

Posted on February 28, 2025

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Beirut airport authorities seized $2.5 million in cash destined for militant group Hezbollah concealed with a man arriving from Turkey, three sources said on Friday.

One of the sources said it was first time such a seizure had been made. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah.

(Reporting by Maya Gebeily; Editing by Sharon Singleton)

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