Interpol chief discusses AMIA case with Argentine officials, Jewish leaders

05 November 2009

The secretary-general of the International Police Organization (Interpol) has met with Argentine officials to reconfirm the commitment to capture the Iranian terrorists accused of bombing a Buenos Aires Jewish center. Interpol's Ronald Noble met in Lyon, France, with the Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who is investigating the AMIA bombing, as well as Argentinean diplomats and representatives from DAIA, the umbrella group of Argentine Jewry. They discussed efforts to capture the seven Iranians against whom Interpol issued Red Notices in November 2007.

Noble proposed that Argentinean and Iranian authorities meet under the auspices of Interpol to break the deadlock in this case. "Interpol's goal is to implement the decision of its General Assembly on this matter and to help break the deadlock in co-operation that exists between Argentina and Iran by putting forward a concrete proposal for both parties to consider and for the AMIA terrorist bombing investigation to move forward," a statement released by the Lyon-based police organization read.

Eighty-five people were killed and hundreds wounded when the AMIA center in Buenos Aires was bombed in 1994. The terrorist attack – the largest ever in Latin America – was allegedly carried out by Hezbollah agents with Iranian support. Five Iranians have been on Interpol’s most wanted list since 2007 in connection with the bombing.

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