Interior Ministry spokesman Steve Alter described Hezbollah a \u201cShia terrorist organization\u201d in a statement he posted on Twitter, and said Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has ordered a ban Thursday on the activities of the group in Germany.<\/p>\n
\u201cSimultaneous police operations continue in several federal states since the early hours of [Thursday] morning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Hezbollah’s military wing was banned previously.<\/p>\n
The Lebanese group has around 1,000 supporters in Germany, according to the country\u2019s domestic intelligence agency BfV.<\/p>\n
In 2013, European Union (EU) member states banned Hezbollah\u2019s armed wing but resisted pressure from the US and Israel to outlaw the group entirely.<\/p>\n
In Lebanon, Hezbollah is recognized as a major political party and plays a role in the country\u2019s complex power structure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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