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AMIA victims to get cash

May 7, 2015 15:35

By

Adam Feinstein,

Adam Feinstein

1 min read

Argentina is to compensate the relatives of those killed and wounded in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish centre in Buenos Aires.

A law passed last week stipulated a one-off benefit for victims' relatives.

The handout is likely to resemble that awarded to victims of Argentina's military dictatorship, whereby 11,000 people received up to $200,000 each.

Since 2006, Argentinian courts have demanded the extradition of eight Iranians in connection with the AMIA bombing, in which 85 were killed, but Tehran denies any involvement.