Britain Will Not Extradite Iranian Diplomat in Argentine Bombing Case

(AP/Canada.com) Jane Wardell - Iranian diplomat Hade Soleimanpour, accused of helping to mastermind the bombing of a Jewish community center in Argentina, was freed from extradition proceedings Wednesday by the British government, which said there was not enough evidence. Soleimanpour was Iran's ambassador to Argentina at the time of the bombing. Jewish groups in Buenos Aires vehemently protested the decision after having demanded that Britain allow Soleimanpour to be brought to Argentina for questioning.


2003-11-13 00:00:00

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