Reject freeze, Hamas leader urges

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Beirut, Lebanon - Europe should reject U.S. demands to freeze the money of Hamas officials and pro-Palestinian charities, the Lebanese representative of the Hamas militant group said yesterday.

On Friday, the United States froze the assets of six Hamas leaders after the organization claimed responsibility for Tuesday's suicide attack on a packed bus in Jerusalem that killed 21 people, including six children. Five Americans were among those killed.
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President Bush called on "all nations supportive of peace in the Middle East" to freeze money belonging to Hamas. U.S. officials said they hoped European nations would also issue orders freezing such assets.

But the Hamas spokesman called on Europe to reject Bush's request.

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