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More than 56 Million Dollars Linked to Al-Qaida, Taliban Blocked |
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More than dlrs 56 million in financial assets linked to the al-Qaida network and the Taliban have been blocked worldwide since the terror attacks on the U.S., according to the U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday.
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More than dlrs 56 million in financial assets linked to the al-Qaida network and the Taliban have been blocked worldwide since the terror attacks on the U.S., according to the U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday.
Last Wednesday, the U.S. government ordered national banks to freeze the assets of an additional 62 groups and individuals, including those belonging to Al-Barakaat and Al Taqua, financial networks accused of funding Osama bin Laden's terrorist operation.
Al-Barakaat's offices in Boston, Minneapolis, Seattle and Columbus, Ohio, were raided by U.S. law enforcement officers last week.
Of the more than dlrs 56 million frozen, roughly dlrs 27 million was blocked in the U.S. and dlrs 29 million was frozen by other countries, according to Treasury officials.
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