A courier from the terrorist group Hezbollah has been found guilty of taking part in a Cyprus terror plot that targeted Israeli tourists, according to the New York Times:
The court found the man, Hossam Taleb Yaacoub, a dual Swedish-Lebanese citizen, guilty on five of the eight charges against him, including participation in a criminal organization. The three others were conspiracy charges, which the ruling said were already covered under the other counts. Mr. Yaacoub will be sentenced at a separate hearing.
Yaacoub is a self-declared member of the Shiite terrorist group and acted as courier and scout for the organization that has carried out other terrorist attacks in Europe before being arrested in July of 2012.
The United States and Israel continue to push for European allies to label the group a terrorist organization.
But that decision is foremost a political one, and it requires the unanimous agreement of all 27 European Union states. France in particular has resisted designating Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, with officials saying it is necessary to keep lines of communication open with the group, which is also a major force in politics and social services in Lebanon.