Iran Rejects 'Illegal' Argentine Request to Arrest Minister over 1994 Bombing Attack
Iran has condemned Argentina's request to Interpol for the arrest of its interior minister over a 1994 bombing attack on a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people.
The Iranian foreign ministry called the request "illegal" and based on lies.
Argentina has previously made similar requests, which Iran has also rejected.
A Argentinean court accused Iran and its former intelligence minister, Ahmad Vahidi, of being involved in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires and the 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy, resulting in the deaths of 29 people.
Argentina's foreign ministry announced that Vahidi was in Pakistan and Sri Lanka as part of an Iranian delegation, and Interpol issued a red notice for his arrest.
However, Iran's official news agency reported that Vahidi was back in Iran on Tuesday, where he attended a ceremony.
An Iranian official, Ali Shirazi Vahidi, was not part of an Iranian delegation that visited Sri Lanka on Wednesday, according to Sri Lanka's foreign ministry.
The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson denied the accusations against Iranian citizens in the AMIA case, which involved a 1994 bombing in Argentina, stating that they lacked validity.
The spokesperson also expressed Iran's support for the execution of justice and the prosecution of those who destroyed documents related to the AMIA case.
Argentina has previously made similar requests, which Iran has also rejected.
A Argentinean court accused Iran and its former intelligence minister, Ahmad Vahidi, of being involved in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires and the 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy, resulting in the deaths of 29 people.
Argentina's foreign ministry announced that Vahidi was in Pakistan and Sri Lanka as part of an Iranian delegation, and Interpol issued a red notice for his arrest.
However, Iran's official news agency reported that Vahidi was back in Iran on Tuesday, where he attended a ceremony.
An Iranian official, Ali Shirazi Vahidi, was not part of an Iranian delegation that visited Sri Lanka on Wednesday, according to Sri Lanka's foreign ministry.
The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson denied the accusations against Iranian citizens in the AMIA case, which involved a 1994 bombing in Argentina, stating that they lacked validity.
The spokesperson also expressed Iran's support for the execution of justice and the prosecution of those who destroyed documents related to the AMIA case.
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