Unsourced reports say Khodayari planned attack targeting Israeli diplomat in India in which envoy's wife was injured, as well as a series of botched bombings in Thailand
The Walla news site said Saturday that a previously unheard of group called “Jaish ul-Hind” took responsibility for the Friday explosion in a claim on the Telegram messaging service.
According to the report, the statement said the attack was in fact an act of revenge against the Indian government and that further attacks were expected, but with no mention of Israel.
Policemen stand guard near the Israeli Embassy after a blast in the area in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Rishi Lekhi)
A police statement described the Friday explosion as caused by a “very low-intensity improvised device” that blew out the windows on three nearby cars and said a preliminary investigation “suggests a mischievous attempt to create a sensation.”
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Policemen stand guard near the Israeli Embassy after a blast in the area in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Rishi Lekhi)
A blast outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Friday damaged cars but did not cause injuries, police said.
Israeli authorities were treating the explosion as a suspected terror attack aimed at the embassy, The Times of Israel has learned, and was stepping up security precautions at missions around the world.
“The assessment is that this was an attempted attack aimed at the embassy this evening,” Ambassador Ron Malka later told Channel 12 News, adding that the blast went off “a few dozen meters from the embassy walls.”