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Remembering
Throughout the years there have been countless events which took place in this extraordinary city called Buenos Aires. Some of these events are a clear example of the difficult times we are experiencing. Such is the story of the .
This small plaza, at the corner of calle Arroyo and avenida Suipacha (), used to be the site of the Israeli Embassy. , a terrorist bomb went off mid-afternoon destroying the embassy, a Catholic church, and a nearby school building, killing 29 people and injuring more than 240.
This is not just another plaza, it is a memorial. Quite a moving place. The outline of a wall looks down at a park where there is one linden tree planted for each of the lost ones in the attack.
Just across the street, the sound of childrens’ laughter from a parish school (which also suffered from the atrocity) fills the air…
Photo credit: on Flickr
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Aplaza Embajada de Israel
