In 1994, 85 innocent civilians were killed in a bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hundreds more were wounded.
To this day, that bombing is the worst terrorist attack ever to take place on the South American continent.
The bombing is believed to have been a joint operation of Hezbollah and the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Arrest warrants were issued in the case through Interpol for five Iranians and a Lebanese back in 2007. The Lebanese was Imad Fayez Mugniyeh, Hezbollah’s military commander. Mugniyeh lost his head and “assumed room temperature” when he was killed in Syria a couple of years ago when an explosive in the head rest of his car detonated while he was sitting in the seat.
Recently there has been a new development in the case.
Former Argentine President Carlos Menem has been indicted for obstruction of justice for diverting attention away from Iran’s role in the bombing. Evidence indicates that Menem received millions of dollars deposited in a secret Swiss bank account.
In addition to the indictment of Menem, Argentina has announced that they are opening a new investigation into the bombing.
Israel praises Argentina for reinvestigating Jewish community center bombing
Ex-Argentina leader to face terror cover-up trial
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=264198
Israeli envoy praises Argentina for 1994 bombing probe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-iran-argentina-israelbre82u00z-20120330,0,7415921.story
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