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Argentina seeks Rafsanjani arrest | Argentina seeks Rafsanjani arrest |
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An Argentine judge has issued an arrest warrant for former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani over the 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires. | |
The federal judge also issued international arrest warrants for eight other ex-Iranian officials. | |
Last month, Argentina accused former authorities in Tehran of masterminding the attack on Buenos Aires' Jewish Centre in which 85 people died. | Last month, Argentina accused former authorities in Tehran of masterminding the attack on Buenos Aires' Jewish Centre in which 85 people died. |
Iran has rejected the charge, describing it as a "Zionist plot". | Iran has rejected the charge, describing it as a "Zionist plot". |
Iranian authorities were accused by Argentine prosecutors of directing Lebanese militia group Hezbollah to carry out the attack, which also injured 300 people. | Iranian authorities were accused by Argentine prosecutors of directing Lebanese militia group Hezbollah to carry out the attack, which also injured 300 people. |
Hezbollah has also denied its involvement in the attack. | Hezbollah has also denied its involvement in the attack. |
Cases unsolved | Cases unsolved |
The blast, on 18 July 1994, reduced the seven-storey Jewish-Argentine Mutual Association (AMIA) community centre to rubble. | The blast, on 18 July 1994, reduced the seven-storey Jewish-Argentine Mutual Association (AMIA) community centre to rubble. |
The blast was the worst terror attack in Argentina's history | The blast was the worst terror attack in Argentina's history |
No-one has ever been convicted of the attack, but the current government has said it is determined to secure justice. | No-one has ever been convicted of the attack, but the current government has said it is determined to secure justice. |
Over the years, the case has been marked by rumours of cover-ups and accusations of incompetence, but little in the way of hard evidence. | Over the years, the case has been marked by rumours of cover-ups and accusations of incompetence, but little in the way of hard evidence. |
Minor figures have been named, including a policeman who sold the van used in the attack, but no-one has been convicted. | Minor figures have been named, including a policeman who sold the van used in the attack, but no-one has been convicted. |
Local Jewish groups have long said the bombing bore the hallmarks of Iranian-backed Islamic militants. | Local Jewish groups have long said the bombing bore the hallmarks of Iranian-backed Islamic militants. |
The 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, which killed 29 people, also remains unsolved. | The 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, which killed 29 people, also remains unsolved. |
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