US default judgment against Iran in Sbarro bombing

On August 10, a United States federal judge issued a default judgment against the Islamic Republic of Iran for being responsible for the August 9, 2001 bombing of the Sbarro pizzeria here in Jerusalem. A default judgment means that the government of Iran did not show up to answer the charges.The judgment was issued by US District Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the District of Columbia in the case of