Tag: AMIA

• Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 06:57 UTC

  Iran insists in cooperating with Argentina to clarify 1994 attack on Jewish centre

  

  Following Iran’s offer Sunday to help investigate into the attack on the Argentine Jewish community centre (AMIA) which took place in 1994 and claimed the lives of 85 people, Teheran insisted in cooperating with Argentina to uncover the truth behind the attack, and make efforts to prove the innocence of the accused Iranian people.

• Tuesday, July 19th 2011 - 05:01 UTC

  Jewish community complains lack of progress in AMIA bombing investigation

  

  Seventeen years after 85 people died and hundreds were injured in Argentina's worst terrorist attack, their relatives criticized both Iran and their own government Monday for failing to solve the case.

• Monday, July 18th 2011 - 08:44 UTC

  Iran ready to help investigate 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires of Jewish centre

  

  Argentina on Sunday welcomed an offer from Iran to help investigate the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish centre that killed 85 people and which local prosecutors blame on Iranian officials.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2011 - 05:38 UTC

  Bolivia apologizes to Argentine Jewish community for inviting Iranian official

  

  Bolivian president Evo Morales apologized to the Argentine Jewish community for having received on an official visit the Iranian Defence minister Ahmad Vahido, who is wanted by the Argentine justice system for his alleged involvement in the 1994 anti-Semite attack in Buenos Aires.

• Friday, July 1st 2011 - 01:45 UTC

  Argentina votes compensation for victims of attack on Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires

  

  Relatives of victims of the 1992 attack on the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires will receive compensation from Argentina.

• Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 08:42 UTC

  Bolivia tells Iranian Defence minister to leave and apologizes to Argentina

  

  The Bolivian Government asked Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahídi, accused by Argentina of masterminding the Buenos Aires AMIA terrorist attack in 1994, to leave the country after an Argentine attorney asked Interpol to arrest him, Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said.

• Tuesday, April 5th 2011 - 09:36 UTC

  Timerman begins visit to Israel denying any secret dealings with Iran

  

  Argentina’s Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Timerman began his first official trip to Israel and denied offering to “forget” Iran's role in attacks against Israel's Embassy in BA and AMIA Jewish Community Centre in exchange for improved trade ties with Teheran.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2011 - 17:41 UTC

  Argentine Jewish organization denies any pact between Buenos Aires and Teheran

  

  The Buenos Aires Jewish organization AMIA which suffered a deadly attack in 1994 denied the existence of an alleged pact (in the making) between Argentina and Iran which would put an end to the investigations related to the bombing in exchange for the resumption of trade links with Teheran.