Swiss authorities Thursday ordered the blocking of any funds in Switzerland belonging to a Saudi-based charity alleged by the United States to have supported terrorist activities. The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs said the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation's branches in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Somalia were suspected of "contacts with the Taliban as well as Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida organization." Anyone in Switzerland handling funds belonging to the either branch of the Saudi-based charity must report them to Swiss authorities, the secretariatÃsaid. Any funds discovered will be frozen.
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