Thursday, June 2, 2011

Iran Defence Minister Forced To Leave Bolivia

Bolivia's President Evo Morales(L), Iran's Defense Minister General Ahmad Vahidi (R) and Bolivia's Defense Minister Maria Cecilia Chacon, center, at a military ceremony in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on May 31, 2011. Press TV

Iran Defence Minister Forced To Leave Bolivia Over 1994 Argentina Bombing -- The Telegraph

Iran's defence minister was forced to leave Bolivia during a diplomatic trip after Argentina demanded his arrest in connection with the deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires.

Ahmad Vahidi was invited to Bolivia by the country's Defence Ministry and attended a military ceremony in the city of Santa Cruz on Tuesday in the presence of Evo Morales, the Bolivian president.

He is on an Interpol wanted list over the bomb attack in the Argentine capital 17 years ago that killed 85 people and injured up to 300, making it the country's worst terrorist attack.

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My Comment: Bolivia has apologized, but they still have not responded on why he was invited in the first place. Is it because of this?

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