Date: 17 March 1992

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Type of event: terrorism

Description:

A suicide car bomb exploded at the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The explosion destroyed or severely damaged the embassy building, a nearby Catholic primary school, and a nearby Catholic church. Many of the 29 killed were Argentine students at the school; also killed were Israeli embassy employees and their relatives, a priest at the church, and other Argentine civlians; 252 were injured. Iran has been implicated in the attack, although Argentine authorities failed to effectively pursue the case.

Consequences: 29 killed, 252 injured

References:

• AICE, 2012, "Terrorist bombings in Argentina (1992-1994), Jewish Virtual Library, on line [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/argentina.html].
• WJC, 16 March 2012, "20 years after bombing of Israel's embassy in Argentina: WJC leaders call for justice," World Jewish Congress, on line [http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/news/11488/20_years_after_bombing_of_israel_s_embassy_in_argentina_wjc_leaders_call_for_justice].

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