A file photo dated shows Lebanese protesters carrying a replica rocket and poster of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a demonstration organized by the Palestinian and Lebanese parties<\/p>\n
BRUSSELS: The European Union agreed yesterday to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist, a move driven by concerns over the Lebanese militant group\u2019s involvement in a deadly bus bombing in Bulgaria and the Syrian war.
\nUntil now, many EU capitals had resisted lobbying from Washington and Israel to blacklist the group, warning such a move could fuel instability in Lebanon and in the Middle East.
\nHezbollah functions both as a political party that is part of the Lebanese government and as a militia with thousands of guerrillas under arms.
\nLebanese caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said the decision was \u201chasty\u201d and could lead to further sanctions against the movement that would complicate Lebanese politics.
\nThe blacklisting opens the way for EU governments to freeze any assets Hezbollah\u2019s military wing may have in Europe.
\nBy limiting the listing to the armed wing, the EU was trying to avoid damaging its relations with Lebanon\u2019s government, but the split may complicate its ability to enforce the decision in practical terms.
\nHezbollah does not formally divide itself into armed and political wings, and Amal Saad Ghorayeb, who wrote a book on the group, said identifying who the ban would apply to will be difficult.<\/p>\n
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