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US blocks assets of al-Manar |
2006-03-24 |
![]() The treasury's action prohibits transactions between Americans and the companies in addition to freezing any assets they may have under US jurisdiction. Stuart Levey, under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the treasury, said: "Any entity maintained by a terrorist group - whether masquerading as a charity, a business, or a media outlet - is as culpable as the terrorist group itself." A treasury statement said al-Manar had also provided support to Palestinian groups defined as terrorist by the US government, including by transfer of tens of millions of dollars to a charity linked to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement. |
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