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The bombers were believed to have gained access to Argentina through the Tri-Border Area , the area where the borders of Argentina, Paraguay , and Brazil meet. They videotaped the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires and assembled their explosives. It is likely they chose to carry out the attack in Argentina due to its large Jewish population, or perhaps because of Argentina's support of the 1991 Gulf War . A group called " Islamic Jihad " claimed responsibility; their stated motive for the attack was Israel's assassination of Hezbollah leader Sheikh Abbas Al-Musawi . On February 16 , 1992 , Israeli Helicopter s had attacked a motorcade in southern Lebanon , killing Musawi, his wife, son, and four others. Israel said the attack had been planned as an assassination attempt. After the bombing, Israel sent investigators to Argentina to search for clues. In May 1998 , Moshen Rabbani, (the Cultural Attache in the Iranian Embassy in Argentina until December 1997 ) was detained in Germany , and the Argentine government expelled seven Iranian diplomats from the country, stating that it had "convincing proof" of Iranian involvement in the bombing. However, none of the suspects have been prosecuted, and a number of sources have suggested that the action was carried out by Hezbollah , with Syrian assistance. The case remains unsolved. In 1999 , the Argentinian government issued an arrest warrant for Imad Mugniyah in connection with this attack and the 1994 AMIA Bombing in Buenos Aires , which killed 85. It is suspected that the two attacks are linked. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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