Kin of 9/11 victims join AMIA demonstration

Relatives of victims of the 9/11 World Trade Center attack joined in a demonstration to mark the 16th anniversary of a Buenos Aires Jewish center bombing.

A car bomb in 1994 blew up the AMIA center, killing 85 and wounding hundreds. The bombing allegedly was carried out by Hezbollah agents with Iranian sponsorship and organization, but Argentina has not been able to bring anyone to justice.

AMIA and DAIA, the central Jewish institutions in Buenos Aires, organized the July 16 demonstration with an organization for relatives and friends of victims.

 Local Jewish organizations and the families of the AMIA victims were joined by the families of the victims from not only the World Trade Center attack, but also the 2004 Madrid train bombings. About 5,000 people attended the event. — jta