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Sunday, May 18, 2014

Argentina court strikes down agreement to probe 1994 bombing of Jewish community center

Argentina court strikes down agreement to probe 1994 bombing of Jewish community center
[JURIST] An appeals court in Argentina ruled Thursday that a controversial agreement between Argentina and Iran to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center was unconstitutional. The two nations signed the agreement [JURIST report] in January 2013, which permitted Argentinian authorities to question the Iranian suspects [JTA report] under Interpol arrest warrants, but only in Tehran. The agreement also angered Jewish groups [WSJ report], who said that the deal empowered Iran without bringing any suspects to... [more].

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