At 9.53:XNUMX local time the siren began to sound this Thursday, remembering the exact moment of the terrorist attack against the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, amid strong emotion and demands for justice by those affected.
The central event for the 30 years of the attack on the Jewish mutual fund, which was attended by the president of Argentina, Javier Milei, and his cabinet of ministers, and in which the names of the victims were remembered, as every year for this date, he called on society under the motto: "Terrorism continues, so does impunity."
The photographs of those who fell during the attack carried by their loved ones starred in a ceremony in which, in addition, a music video could be seen with relatives crying "Justice, justice!" Then came the overwhelming silence, broken only by the sirens that marked the time of the attack.
On July 18, 1994, a strong explosion shook the Once neighborhood in Buenos Aires, leaving 85 dead and more than 300 injured, in addition to a trail of devastation in what is, to date, the worst terrorist attack in history. from Argentina and Latin America.
At the same time that the building blew into pieces, the city of Buenos Aires remembered that tragic day this Thursday by sounding the sirens of cell phones, detachments, ambulances and traffic.
Impunity for the terrorist attack on the AMIA also turns 30 this Thursday.
The Argentine Justice system holds the Iranian Government of that time and the Lebanese group Hezbollah responsible, but the case remains stagnant because although the accused were summoned for investigation more than 15 years ago, With red alerts from Interpol involved, they were not taken to the bench.
Argentina had experienced two years earlier, on March 17, 1992, an attack against the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, which caused 22 deaths and 242 injuries.
Agencies contributed to this Aurora article.