Argentina court blames Iran for deadly 1994 bombing of Jewish center
by Staff and agencies in Buenos Aires from World news | The Guardian on (#6M1EQ)
The attack, blamed on a suicide bomber, killed 85 people, wounded 300 and devastated Latin America's biggest Jewish community
A new ruling by Argentina's highest criminal court has blamed Iran for the fatal 1994 attack against a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, declaring it a crime against humanity" in a decision that paves the way for victims to seek justice.
That massive blast at the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA), was blamed on a suicide bomber driving a stolen van loaded with explosives. It killed 85 people, wounded 300 and devastated Latin America's biggest Jewish community.
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