Twenty nine years after the bombing that killed 85 people and left 300 wounded, Congress is now looking to pass a law to make July 18 a national mourning day. Ahead of the 30-year anniversary next year, deputies have passed a bill to honor the victims. People gathered to help the victims moments after the attack (July 18 1994). Source: TélamThe deadliest terrorist attack in Argentine historyThe main building of AMIA, a Jewish community center located near downtown Buenos Aires city, was destroyed by a car bomb on July 18, 1994. Two years before that, the Israel embassy in Buenos Aires had also suffered a bombing attack that killed 22 people.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 18, 2023 18:52 UTC