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Terror Victims Sue Again, Tying American Express to Lebanese Canadian Bank Case
printUPDATE: Adds a statement by Lebanese Canadian Bank in the fifth paragraph. A group of 90 American, Israeli and Canadian citizens are suing American Express Bank and Lebanese Canadian Bank for $650 million, alleging the institutions provided financial services to blacklisted terror group Hizbollah. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit, filed July 11 with the Supreme Court of New York, say the banks provided wire services to Hizbollah "totaling several million dollars" beginning in 2004. The transfers helped fund terrorist rocket attacks in Israel in July and August 2006, according to the group, which is comprised of the survivors of the attacks...
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