Argentinian Judge Requests Arrest of Four Lebanese Suspects in Jewish Center Bombing

An Argentine judge issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for four Lebanese men suspected of involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people. According to CNN, federal judge Daniel Rafecas sent the warrant to Interpol, requesting their arrest. He stated that three of the suspects live in neighboring countries Paraguay or Brazil. Rafecas, who previously sought the arrest of a senior Iranian official accused of playing a central role in the attack, told the network that he suspects the four men collaborated with the armed wing of Hezbollah, which the U.S. has designated as a terrorist organization. The newspaper Clarín reported that the four suspects are accused of playing a 'secondary' logistical role in the bombing and allegedly assisted the attackers in entering Argentina months before the incident. Reuters could not independently confirm the issuance of these warrants, and the Argentine government and Interpol did not respond to requests for comment. Argentine courts consider Iran responsible for this attack, but no one has been prosecuted in connection with this case or the deadly bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires in 1992. Iran denies involvement in both attacks. The bombing of the Jewish Community Center occurred on July 18, 1994, during the presidency of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, resulting in 85 deaths and over three hundred injuries. Argentine officials claim that the explosion was carried out by Hezbollah on the orders of Iranian authorities. Several Iranian officials, including Ahmad Vahidi and Mohsen Rezaei, are wanted by Interpol in connection with this bombing. This information has been compiled using a Reuters report. The Vice President of Argentina has been acquitted of 'money laundering' charges.