Admin l Friday, July 19, 2019
WASHINGTON – The United States has placed a reward of $7 million for information leading to the identification or location Hizbollah leader, Salman Raouf Salman, also known as Samuel Salman El Reda. The department of states also tagged Salman as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive Order 13224 and freezed all his assets in the state.
In a statement, the United States said Salman Raouf Saman is well-known for his prominent role in the July 18, 1994, bombing of the Argentine Jewish Mutual Aid Society (AMIA), a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which resulted in the deaths of 85 innocent civilians.
“The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice Program is offering a reward of up to $7 million for information leading to the identification or location of Salman Raouf Salman, also known as Samuel Salman El Reda, a key leader of Hizballah. Salman is most well-known for his prominent role in the July 18, 1994, bombing of the Argentine Jewish Mutual Aid Society (AMIA), a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which resulted in the deaths of 85 innocent civilians”, the statement said.
It described Salman Raouf Salman as a leader of Hizballah’s External Security Organization (ESO), which is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing Hizballah terrorist attacks around the globe. Not only does he direct and support Hizballah terrorist activities in the Western Hemisphere, he has been involved in plots worldwide.
Concurrently with today’s Rewards for Justice reward offer, the U.S. Department of the Treasury also designated Salman as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist pursuant to Executive Order 13224.
Consequently all of Salman’s assets that are based in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are frozen, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with him.
