Colombia accuses Hezbollah of planning criminal activities on its soil

Colombia accused Lebanese Hezbollah of carrying out “criminal activities” on its territory on Sunday, stressing that it controls its activities.

“Two months ago we had to deal with a situation that forced us to put up in walking an operation to arrest and deport two criminals authorized by Hezbollah, who had the intention of committing a criminal act in Colombia, “Colombian Defense Minister Diego Molano said in an interview with the local newspaper El Tiempo.

The minister did not provide further details on this operation, but the newspaper reported, citing military intelligence sources, that Hezbollah may have tried to trace the movements of American and Israeli diplomats and businessmen. in Colombia, where a large Lebanese community lives.

And Molano added that there is “a danger on the part of Hezbollah in Venezuela, and what its relations with drug trafficking or terrorist groups could create on the Venezuelan side, for national security “.

Colombia accuses neighboring Venezuela of hosting and supporting anti-Bogota armed groups and relations between the two countries are very strained and their common border has been almost completely closed since 2015.

A week ago, the same minister, who accompanied Colombian President Ivan Duque on an official visit in Israel, said the two countries have “a common enemy, Iran and Hezbollah, which is active against Israel and also supports the regime in Venezuela, “According to Molano. However, on Sunday he retracted his anti-Iran comment, pointing out that it was a” hasty statement “after causing a crisis between the two countries.

His comments provoked a reaction from the Iranian government, with which Colombia has had relations since 1975. “Iran and Colombia are friendly countries and have a historical relationship. Destroying this relationship does not benefit the people,” said the ambassador. Iranian in Colombia Mohammad Ali Ziaei. in a declaration.

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