Argentine judge order arrest of four Lebanese citizens connected to the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that left 85 dead - one of the suspects is also tied to the 1992 attack on an Israeli embassy that killed 29 people
- Argentine federal judge Daniel Rafecas ordered the arrest of four Lebanese citizens with links to Hezbollah
- The suspects were allegedly involved in the car-bombing of the Argentine Jewish Mutual Aid Society in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994
- The four suspects are said to be living along the tri-border region that connects Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay
An Argentine judge has ordered the arrest of four Lebanese citizens linked to the bombing of a Jewish community center in 1994.
The deadly blast killed 85 people and injured more than 300 at the Argentine Jewish Mutual Aid Society on July 18, 1994, in Buenos Aires.
Federal judge Daniel Rafecas on Tuesday identified the suspects as alleged members of Hezbollah and said they had a role in the attack.
'Regarding these individuals, there are well-founded suspicions that they are collaborators or operational agents of the ... armed wing of Hezbollah,' Rafecas wrote.
He called on Interpol to arrest the four men and have them extradited to Argentina to stand trial.
The terror network loaded 300 kilos of explosives on to a Renault Trafic and had it rammed directly into the building in 1994. The blast claimed the lives 67 people inside the center and 18 who were standing on a sidewalk and in a building next door.
A federal judge in Argentina called on Interpol to arrest four alleged members of Hezbollah for their roles in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center that left 29 people dead and more than 300 injured. Salman Raouf Salman (pictured) is said to be a senior member of the terror group
Rescue workers search the rubble of a Jewish community center that was bombed on July 18, 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Argentine government blamed Iran for supporting Hezbollah in carrying out the attack that left 29 people dead and more than 300 injured
Prosecutors in Argentina believe that officials in Iran used Hezbollah fighters to set up the car bombing of the building. Iran has always rejected any notion that it was involved with the deadly blast.
Both the United States and Argentina have designated Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
The four suspects are said to be living along the tri-border region that connects Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. The area, according to the United States government, is a breeding ground for financing terrorist activities.
One of the suspects wanted by Argentina is Salman Raouf Salman, a senior member of the terror group and is said to be living in Paraguay.
Salman Raouf Salman is also known as Samuel Salman El Reda. The U.S. is offering a $7 million reward for information leading to his capture
Rescue workers take the body of one of the 29 people who were killed in the car blast at the Argentine Jewish Mutual Aid Society in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 18, 1994
Salman, who is also known as Samuel Salman El Reda and Salman Remal was responsible for organizing the arrival and departure of Hezbollah members ahead of Jewish Mutual Aid Society blast.
He also played a role in 'the development of part of the logistics operations and the other activities carried out by said group in charge of executing the final phase of the attack,' the judge said.
Salman is also linked to the bombing of the Israeli embassy in Argentina that killed 29 people in 1992.
The U.S. is offering up to $7 million for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction.
Rafecas also called for the apprehension of Hussein Mounir Mouzannar, who has a Paraguayan national ID and could be living either in Paraguay or Brazil.
Farouk Abdul Hay Omairi, a naturalized Brazilian citizen whose last known address was along Brazil's side of the tri-border region, and Ali Hussein Abdallah, a naturalized Brazilian citizen who has both Brazilian and Paraguayan passports, are also wanted for his involvement in the attack.
Accused: Argentina's ex-president Cristina Kirchner has been accused of covering up Iran's role in a deadly bombing in Buenos Aires in 1994
Fatal: 85 people died in the explosion at a Jewish centre in Argentina's capital city on July 18, 1994
Mysterious: The case's prosecutor Alberto Nisman - who accused the government of secret deals with Iran - died one day before he was due to answer questions in congress
Alberto Nisman had accused President Cristina Fernandez (pictured) of covering up Iran's alleged role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires that left 85 dead
The 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish centre, run by the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association, left 85 dead
Alberto Nisman (left) was found shot hours before he was due to present a case against Argentine President Cristina Fernandez (right), who he accused of protecting Iranian suspects in a 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires
Firefighters and rescue workers search through the rubble of the Buenos Aires Jewish Community center in this July 18, 1994, picture, after a car bomb rocked the building, killing 86 people. Mr Nisman believed there had been a cover-up over finding the culprits
People gathered outside the headquarters of the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA) during a demonstration to demand justice over the death of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman in Buenos Aires
A protester carries a sign that reads in Spanish 'We're all Nisman,' referring to the death of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, in Plaza de Mayo square in Buenos Aires
Protesters hold a replica of the Argentine flag that reads in Spanish 'Cristina Assassin,' referring to President Cristina Fernandez as she delivered a live televised speech
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