June 01 2011
The Bolivian government has instructed Iran's visiting defense minister to leave the country due to his alleged role in a 1994 bombing, Reuters reports.
Ahmad Vahidi is wanted in Argentina for allegedly planning an attack on a Jewish center in Argentina that killed 85 people. Iran has long denied involvement with the bombing.
The minister took part in a ceremony in Santa Cruz on Tuesday that was also attended by Bolivia's president, reported the BBC.
Bolivia apologized to...
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