US: $10M for info to disrupt Hezbollah finances

US government has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information on Hezbollah financing. The main objective is to cut the monetary support of the terrorist organisations in Tehran and other parts of the world.

Washington DC: US government has announced a reward of upto $10 million for information on Hezbollah financing.

Hezbollah is the armed Shiite group backed by Iran. It is the same group that sends fighters to participate in the Middle East conflicts including the Syria war.

Asst. Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security, Micheal Evanoff said,"We are welcoming any information that leads to the identification and disruption of Hezbollah's financial mechanisms and individuals who manage or facilitate them."

For the first time the 'Reward of Justice' programme has targetted the financial network system to trap Hezbollah. The main objective is to cut the monetary support of the terrorist organisations in Tehran and other parts of the world.

Since it began in 1984, Rewards for Justice has paid more than $150 million to more than 100 people who have provided information about terrorists or prevented terrorism attacks.