Nasrallah: They are honorable
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Hezbollah: Egypt verdict unjust
Nasrallah slams 'political, unjust' verdict convicting 26 Hezbollah members of planning attacks
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah has described as "political and unjust" the verdicts that Egypt handed down in convicting 26 men it linked to the Shi'ite Muslim guerrilla group of planning attacks.
"The verdicts that were issued ... against the mujahideen who were providing support for the mujahideen in Gaza are political and unjust ... against these honourable mujahideen," Nasrallah was quoted as saying on Thursday on a website.
Nasrallah said the issue would now be dealt with through diplomatic means.
Last year, he confirmed that one of the men, known as Sami Chehab, was a member of Hezbollah but denied the man had committed any crime.
He said Chehab was only helping to equip Palestinians in their fight against Israel and that no more than 10 people had cooperated with him, rather than all of those 26 Egypt accused.
Egypt's relations with Hezbollah have been strained since the group called Cairo a "partner in crime" with Israel against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Some Arabs have criticised Egypt for what they say is its support of Israel's blockade of Gaza.
