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Buenos Aires AMIA Jewish center bombing prosecutor Alberto Nisman presented his report on the Iranian terrorist infiltration of Latin America to Jewish leaders and security officials. The conference was organized by the Latin American Jewish Congress, the regional chapter of the World Jewish Congress.
Nisman has indicted former and current officials of the Islamic Republic for their alleged involvement, leading Interpol to grant the request to issue arrest warrants for seven of them.
Nisman asked Interpol to strengthen its effort to capture the Iranians for whom arrest warrants have been issued, “because we need to do justice but also to prevent future attacks,” Nisman said. “We searched the evidence in the Buenos Aires attack and we discovered an active terrorist network witAh a strong presence in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and especially in the triple border of these countries in the city of Foz do Iguazu, which also is located in Chile, Colombia and Guyana,” he pointed out.
Security officials from Chile asked Nisman about Islamic suspect activities in the city of Puerto Montt, and Argentinian Jewish leaders asked about Tucumán city in Argentina. “In both cases there are activities but I can not disclose details because we are investigating. But security forces also know about the dangers there” the prosecutor said.
Two weeks ago, Argentinian Prosecutor General Alejandra Gils Carbo blocked Nisman from testifying at the US House of Representatives’ Committee on Homeland Security hearing on 'Iran’s Extending Influence in the Western Hemisphere'. Nisman maintains that Iran infiltrated several South American countries through the installation of intelligence cells.
After being prevented from spreading his report to the US government, the Latin American Jewish Congress event was an opportunity for Nisman to showcase his findings to Jewish leaders, members of security agencies, politicians and journalists. The main event of the AMIA bombing commemoration will be held at the rebuilt AMIA headquarters on Thursday at 9:53 a.m., the exact time that a bomb was detonated on the site on 18 July 1994. 85 people died in the attack, which Nisman believes was orchestrated by the Iranian regime.
The commemoration theme this year is “19 years, the wound is still open.” Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will not attend the commemoration for the second year running. She has come under fire from the Jewish community for signing an agreement with Iran to set up an international truth commission to investigate the case.
Photos: Leonardo Kremenchuzky
