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Argentina Israel embassy attack marked 20 years later

March 16, 2012 16:07

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Jennifer Lipman,

Jennifer Lipman

1 min read

Argentina's Jewish community is this weekend marking 20 years since the attack on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires.

In 1992 a bomb destroyed the embassy complex as well as a church and local school, killing 29 people and wounding nearly 250. Two years later, 85 people died when the Buenos Aires Jewish-Argentine Mutual Association was bombed. The 1994 explosion reduced the seven-floor building to a pile of rubble.

Investigators have linked Iran to both attacks, and there are six Iranians on Interpol's most wanted list for suspected involvement in the 1994 blast, but no arrests have been made.

Tomorrow marks two decades on from the embassy attack, and survivors and community members will attend a ceremony later today to commemorate the victims. The Argentin i an vice president, Amado Boudou, is expected to be present, as is Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon. Elsewhere in the city, photos of those who survived the attack will go on show.

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