Minor blast near Israel Embassy, none injured
Minor blast near Israel Embassy, none injured
NEW DELHI, Jan 29: A minor IED blast took place near the Israeli Embassy in the heart of Lutyens’ Delhi today evening, police said. No one was injured.
Some cars were damaged in the blast in the very high-security zone. Delhi Police Additional PRO Anil Mittal said initial impressions suggest that it could be a mischievous attempt to create a sensation.
Sources said the investigators have recovered an envelope addressed to the Israeli Embassy and containing a note at the blast site, but did not divulge any further details including content of the note.
updated: Jan 30 2021, 16:33 ist
Investigators probing the minor blast near the Israeli Embassy have not come across anything concrete yet as most of the CCTV cameras near the site of the explosion were non-functional at the time of incident, official police sources said on Saturday.
An investigation team of Delhi Police s Special Cell had earlier in the day visited the site near the embassy to collect more evidence as part of its ongoing probe, sources said, adding that it managed to get access to footage from some of the CCTV cameras in the area. We have recovered some CCTV footage but have not obtained anything concrete yet as most of the CCTV cameras in the area near the embassy are non-functional, an official source said.
Israel Embassy, New Delhi
A low-intensity explosion which happened near the Israel Embassy in Delhi rocked the National Capital. The nature of the explosion is being ascertained. Some broken glasses at the spot. No injuries have been reported and further investigation is underway. In the wake of this blast, investigators from Israel will be reaching Delhi soon. The Israeli team is believed to assist Indian agencies to probe the low-intensity explosion.
Dy Ambassador Of Israel spoke exclusively to NewsX and said they have no information of the blast yet. Delhi Police Special Cell has uncovered footage from the Blast site. 2 persons were seen being dropped off by a cab. Security has been tightened in Mumbai at all locations including near Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station and Mumbai Police is on high alert following a low-intensity explosion that took place near the Israel Embassy in Delhi.
Updated Jan 30, 2021 | 18:47 IST
A low-intensity improvised explosive device went off near the Israeli Embassy in the heart of Delhi on Friday evening. Visuals from the site of the explosion outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: PTI
New Delhi: A day after a blast outside its Embassy here, Israel s ambassador to India Ron Malka said there are enough reasons to believe it was a terrorist attack but they are not surprised at the event as the alert level had been increased for past few weeks following intelligence inputs.
In an interview with PTI, he also said the investigations will look into all possible angles, including whether there are any links to the 2012 attack on Israeli diplomats here while events around the world are also being examined to find any related operations or activities at any destination.