Three Hamas Officials Expelled from Bulgaria

                            

Bulgaria expelled three senior members of Hamas who was visiting the country at the invitation of an NGO. Some reports said police went to a hotel in the capital Sofia and asked Hamas officials this home.

Police argued this visit does not comply with their visa applications, information that was confirmed Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov. "They came in with a regular visa. (But) they come with a different motive, "Tsvetanov said, as quoted by AP news agency .

The agency is also reported several hours after three Hamas officials leaving Sofia, security forces repel one another because they are Palestinians threaten national security.

Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies Bulgaria, Mohd Abuasi, said it invited three members of Hamas to show that Bulgaria is not a country that is very pro-Israel .

"Because there is tremendous pressure from the authorities, the three Hamas officials back home. All three do not want any tense atmosphere, "said Abuasi.

On Thursday (15/2) Hamas describes a visit to Bulgaria as a sign that the European Union, calling Hamas a terrorist organization, has toned down the attitude.

A few weeks ago the Bulgarian government has accused the Islamic movement in Lebanon, Hezbollah, were behind the bomb attack against Israeli tourists in the tourist area of ​​the Black Sea last year.