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NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A New York man has been charged with illegally providing satellite broadcasts of a Hezbollah-controlled TV station.
Javed Iqbal of Staten Island for years fed satellite programs, largely sermons from Christian evangelists, from his home and a storefront in Brooklyn, the New York Times said.
But, adding Hazbollah was a violation of federal law, officials said. The Hezbollah station, Al Manar, was designated a global terrorist entity by the United States.
Iqbal, 42, was arrested after raids on his home and business. He was ordered held on $250,000 bail.
An assistant U.S. attorney indicated "material support for terrorism" was a possible charge.
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