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Ryan Bridge: Why have we designated Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist entity, but not the political wing?
The Government's refusing to say if it will designate Hezbollah's political wing as a terrorist entity.
In a statement to Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, our Terrorism Designations Working Group says the Iran-backed group's military wing was declared a terrorist entity in 2010.
"Designations are considered based on recommendations from the National Security Board, on the basis of advice from the Terrorist Designations Working Group. The Working Group considers a variety of entities regularly, through a long-standing and well-established inter-departmental process."
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