In 2012 , the families of eight terror victims of the 2008 Mercaz HaRav massacre in Jerusalem filed a lawsuit against the Bank of China . The suit asserted that in 2003 the bank 's New York branch wired millions of dollars to Hamas from its leadership in Syria and Iran . The Bank of China subsequently denied providing banking services to terrorist groups : " The Bank of China has always strictly followed the UN 's anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing requirements and regulations in China and other judicial areas where we operate . " In 2014 BOC denied China Central Television reports of money laundering
Mercaz HaRav massacre
Mercaz HaRav massacre
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