Truck Attack Judgment

A federal judge awarded a default judgment of $178 million to the family of a infant killed in a truck attack on a Jerusalem light rail station in October 2014. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell entered the judgment against the Islamic Republican of Iran because of its material support of Hamas, the organization believed to have carried out the attack.

WASHINGTON – A federal judge awarded a default judgment of $178 million to the family of a infant killed in a truck attack on a Jerusalem light rail station in October 2014. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell entered the judgment against the Islamic Republican of Iran because of its material support of Hamas, the organization believed to have carried out the attack.

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