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(JTA) \u2013 Two men with links to the terrorist organization Hezbollah were implicated in a terrorist attack in Bulgaria that killed six, including five Israelis. Hezbollah also financed the bomb attack on a tour bus full of Israelis last July, Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov told reporters on Tuesday following a six-hour Cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n
Prior to Tsvetanov’s news conference, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev did not confirm nor deny reports that Bulgaria would blame Hezbollah and Iran for the terrorist attack.
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\n“There is a significant progress, but the investigation is still not over,” Plevneliev was quoted as telling the Sofia news agency after a meeting Tuesday of Bulgaria’s Consultative Council for National Security.<\/p>\n
Israel has blamed both Hezbollah and Iran for the attack, which also killed the Israeli tourists’ Bulgarian bus driver. Iran has denied responsibility and accused Israel of staging the attack.<\/p>\n
A Bulgarian finding that Hezbollah was linked to the attack could lead to its classification as a terrorist group in the European Union.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Congress in recent weeks has called on European bodies to join the United States, Israel, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in designating Hezbollah as a terrorist group.<\/p>\n
British and Dutch officials pressed last year for concerted EU action against Hezbollah, a major player in the Lebanese government, but other nations including France have resisted efforts to blacklist the group in an apparent effort to maintain good relations with Beirut.<\/p>\n