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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-deep-rooted-terror-networks-pose-real-risk/
Iran's Deep-Rooted Terror Networks Pose 'Real Risk'
(Times of Israel) David Horovitz - There are "clear signs" that terrorist networks first established by Iran in several South American countries in the 1980s and 1990s are still in place, and there are indications that Iran has similar networks in Europe, according to the Argentinean prosecutor who investigated the 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA). Alberto Nisman said that Tehran had established its terror networks for the strategic long term, ready to be used "whenever it needs them," including in Europe and South America. He said he had sent the information he collected in the course of investigating the AMIA blast to the judicial authorities in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Suriname, where there remained "a real risk." Nisman said he saw indications that Iran had established similar networks in Europe, referring to cases in Germany and France. "Iran uses the networks whenever it needs them," he said. "It could be today. It could be a long time from now." Two candidates in Iran's election this week "were directly involved in the decision to attack the Jewish community in Argentina," Nisman said. According to Nisman Iran's employs a "dual use of diplomatic offices, cultural or charity associations and even mosques, as cover" for terrorist activities.