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Text: State Says Iran Continues to Support Terrorists

(Says Hizballah, Palestinian rejectionist groups backed by Iran) (120)
Following is the text of a question taken January 4 at the State
Department press briefing regarding Iranian support for terrorist
groups and the State Department's response:
(begin text)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman For Immediate Release
January 4, 2002
Question Taken at January 4, 2002 Daily Press Briefing
Iran: Support for Palestinian Terrorist Groups
QUESTION: Has Iran been involved in supporting Palestinian terrorist
groups during the past few months?
Answer: Iran continues to provide Lebanese Hizballah and the
Palestinian rejectionist groups -- notably HAMAS, the Palestine
Islamic Jihad, and Ahmad Jibril's PFLP-GC -- with varying amounts of
funding, safehaven, training, and weapons.
(end text)
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Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)