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| U.S. Charges Hezbollah Operative in Deadly 1994 Bombing of Jewish Center | U.S. Charges Hezbollah Operative in Deadly 1994 Bombing of Jewish Center |
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| Nearly 30 years after a bombing at a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires killed 85 people, federal prosecutors in Manhattan accused a man in Lebanon of helping plan the attack and leading decades of terrorism for Hezbollah. | Nearly 30 years after a bombing at a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires killed 85 people, federal prosecutors in Manhattan accused a man in Lebanon of helping plan the attack and leading decades of terrorism for Hezbollah. |
| The man, Samuel Salman El Reda, 58, relayed information to help operatives who bombed the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina in July 1994, prosecutors said in an indictment unsealed Wednesday. Mr. El Reda remains at large, according to prosecutors. | The man, Samuel Salman El Reda, 58, relayed information to help operatives who bombed the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina in July 1994, prosecutors said in an indictment unsealed Wednesday. Mr. El Reda remains at large, according to prosecutors. |
| Argentina has Latin America’s largest Jewish population — about 250,000 people, according to a government estimate — and the attack devastated the city’s community, leveling the building and injuring hundreds of people in addition to those killed. | Argentina has Latin America’s largest Jewish population — about 250,000 people, according to a government estimate — and the attack devastated the city’s community, leveling the building and injuring hundreds of people in addition to those killed. |
| Prosecutors in New York said that since 1993, Mr. El Reda has been a leader within Hezbollah’s Islamic Jihad Organization, its arm responsible for the “planning and coordination of intelligence, counterintelligence and terrorist activities.” Mr. El Reda has masterminded attacks in South America, Asia and Lebanon, they said. | Prosecutors in New York said that since 1993, Mr. El Reda has been a leader within Hezbollah’s Islamic Jihad Organization, its arm responsible for the “planning and coordination of intelligence, counterintelligence and terrorist activities.” Mr. El Reda has masterminded attacks in South America, Asia and Lebanon, they said. |