WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas-based Muslim charity organization has filed a lawsuit after the Bush administration froze the group's financial assets for allegedly funneling money to terrorists.
The Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development denies any ties with Hamas, a militant Islamic group that has claimed responsibility for suicide bombings in Israel.
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The suit filed Friday in federal district court in Washington contends the Bush administration violated the group's constitutional rights by shutting down the foundation's office in December and seizing its assets. The group raised $13 million two years ago and calls itself the largest Muslim charity in the United States.