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Rage lives on 20 years after horror of Amia

July 17, 2014 15:12
The aftermath of the 1994 car bomb attack on the Amia Jewish centre in Buenos Aires

By

Adam Feinstein,

Adam Feinstein

1 min read

Feelings have been running high ahead of the July 18 anniversary of the 1994 bombing of the Amia Jewish centre in Buenos Aires which killed 85 people and wounded more than 300.

The protests began at the World Cup in Brazil. Demonstrators picketed the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte before the Argentina-Iran match. They held banners which read: "Twenty years without justice" and "a red card for lack of justice".

The Argentinian authorities have accused eight Iranians of carrying out the Amia attack - including its former President, Ali Rafsanjani - and demanded their extradition.

The World Jewish Congress asked Fifa to hold a minute's silence before the match but the request was
rejected.