Argentina was in a fury this weekend following the exposure of information that confirms what many already suspected: that the former government, headed by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, suspected that Iran was behind the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 and left 330 wounded. A local journalist published an expose on Friday, from recordings made in 2012 in which then-Foreign Minister Hector Timerman, speaking with president of the Jewish community Guillermo Burger, claimed that he was convinced that Iran had "planted the bomb." Timerman noted that the contact between the two nations on the issue were a sensitive subject in themselves because "we [Argentina] don't negotiate with terrorists." After the Jewish community leaders attacked him, saying that Iran would pull the wool over Argentina's eyes and not hand over the suspects, Timerman replied angrily: "Who do you think we're negotiating with, Switzerland-" Approximately a year ago former federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was shot in the head in mysterious circumstances, filed a report accusing the Kirchner government and Timerman of covering up Iran's involvement in the bombing. Last week, new Argentine President Mauricio Macri announced that his administration would investigate the attack independently.
Argentina's former FM: Iran was behind Jewish center bombing
Report by local journalist reveals recordings from 2012 in which former FM Hector Timerman is taken to task by president of the Jewish community Guillermo Burger, who warns the official Iran won't cooperate with the Argentina in investigating the attack.
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