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EU Declares Hamas Political Wing as Terrorist Group
(Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers denounced the political wing of Hamas as a terrorist organization on Saturday following the group's claim of responsibility for a truce-shattering bomb attack in Jerusalem. The decision, long sought by both Israel and the U.S., opens the way for Europe to freeze the group's assets and place its leaders on a terrorist blacklist. "A consensus emerged to decide on putting Hamas on the list of terrorist organizations," French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin told reporters, dropping France's earlier objections to outlawing the Palestinian militant movement.