France is spearheading efforts to set Lebanon on a new course after decades of corrupt rule. (Reuters)
Speaking on Thursday, Nathan Sales, the U.S. State Department’s coordinator for counterterrorism, accused the Iran-backed group of smuggling and storing chemicals, including ammonium nitrate.
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PARIS: France’s foreign ministry on Friday said there was no evidence to suggest the armed wing of Lebanon’s Hezbollah was storing chemicals to make explosives in France after a senior U.S. official said the group had set up caches in Europe since 2012.
Speaking on Thursday, Nathan Sales, the U.S. State Department’s…