Bloomberg

February 28, 2013
By Eliana Raszewski

Argentina’s lower house approved an agreement with Iran to set up a commission to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires.

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner sent the accord to Congress for approval, saying that it will allow the country to question Iranians suspected of being involved in the organization of the terrorist attack. The Jewish community and opposition lawmakers rejected the agreement saying that it won’t help the investigation. The bill, passed by 131 votes to 113 early today, was approved by the Senate earlier this month.

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