[FOX News] Eric Shawn - The International Islamic Relief Organization is a Saudi-based charity, a non-governmental organization (NGO) that works in the UN system. In Jakarta, Indonesia, FOX News found the IIRO branch open for business, but there's a catch. Both the UN Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee and U.S. Treasury Department have placed the IIRO Indonesian and Philippine branches on the Terrorism Sanctions list. The Jakarta branch allegedly financed al-Qaeda training facilities and supported the group responsible for the deadly Bali bombings. The head of the UN NGO Panel says they are not looking into the group's membership.
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