Domestic or international, the direct impact on a society following a terrorist attack is devastating and can leave long lasting emotional scars. The victims of such attacks are unaware of the reason for the attack other than a brother; mother, son or other family member has been seriously injured or is dead. Often several years pass before an acceptable motive, justice or closure to the victims are clearly understood. Those living the day to day of not knowing or understanding why they were victimized put them in an agony in and of itself unbearable and unanswered. In this paper I will give you the events of the 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina and those affected. I will provide you with the level of interactions of those whom conspired to commit such a heinous act, the Iranian government and the terrorist. I will conclude with the aftermath of the event and to date what has and hopefully will be done to bring closure to the families of victims.
Domestic or International Terrorism doesn’t matter to communities or countries until they are affected by its devastation. In most cases, the injured or killed are the innocent people going about their daily activities without knowledge of what is about to happen. Often kept in the dark by the government, they have no idea of intelligence data supporting an imminent attack in retaliation, hate or an attempt to coerce the government to do its will. The majority of victims are at a market place, at work, school or just enjoying a day of relaxation with friends. That was the case in and around the Israeli Embassy March of 1992.
It was around 17 degrees Celsius in downtown Buenos Aires at around 2:40pm (UTC-3); it was slightly overcast and people wer...
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...nal partners was to step aside. Although many nations warned of the ramifications of not taking action, the key reaction was how the citizens felt about their government and their worth to their government. The scars of that day will never heal because closure of the 1992 events will never be realized.
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