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The satellite signal of the controversial Lebanon-based Hizbollah television station al-Manar has also been removed from broadcasts to the United States. On Friday, Washington declared it a terrorist outlet. Last Tuesday, al-Manar's signal was dropped from the beam of the Eutelsat broadcast to the Mediterranean region, including Europe, after a French court ruling. The French satellite carrier Globecast which serves US airwaves confirmed that al-Manar's signal was gone but gave no reason. Lebanon's ambassador to Washington said the move amounted to an attack on media freedoms. Al-Manar itself accused the United States of practicing "intellectual terrorism". Al-Manar has been accused of spreading anti-Semitic propaganda.