Israeli Embassy Attack in London

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In the Israeli Embassy Attack in London — which took place on July 26, 1994, eight days after the AMIA Bombing in Argentina — a car bomb exploded outside the Israeli embassy in London, injuring 20 people. The car was packed with 20 to 30 pounds of explosives, and blew up minutes after the driver left it.

The Israeli Ambassador and British intelligence experts blamed pro-Iranian extremists, allegedly linked to Hezbollah. Thirteen hours later a similar car bomb exploded outside a Jewish charity in North London, injuring six.

Five Palestinians were arrested in London in January 1995 in connection with both bombings. In December 1996, two of them, both Palestinian science graduates who were educated in the UK, Jawad Botmeh and Samar Alami, were found guilty of the bombing at the Old Bailey (Israeli Embassy). They were sentenced to 20 years in jail, and lost their appeal against their 20 years-convictions in 2001.

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