Israeli embassies targeted in India and Georgia

Two persons were injured when a car belonging to the Israeli embassy in New Delhi exploded on Monday, news agencies have reported.

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Two persons were injured when a car belonging to the Israeli embassy in New Delhi exploded on Monday, news agencies have reported. At the same time, an explosive device was found planted in a car used by an Israeli embassy employee in Tbilisi, Georgia. Israeli embassies targeted in India and Georgia The reports were confirmed by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem. "An Israeli national has been wounded and he was taken to the hospital," said an MFA official, while Indian police only stated that two persons were hurt in the blast, without giving any further details. The vehicle that exploded and burned down n New Delhi had diplomatic license plates and was parked in a street in the center of the city where the embassy is located. Meanwhile, an Interior Ministry spokesperson in Tbilisi said that an Israeli embassy employee reported to the police that he found explosives in his car. The spokesman added that the device was safely disarmed. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran and its ally Hezbollah were behind the incidents. Netanyahu described Iran as "world's greatest exporter of terror", according to reports. In a statement later in the day, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said the attacks were "the latest phase in the Jewish state's psychological war against Tehran". According to the IRNA news agency, this official added that Israel "targeted its own embassies in a bid to undermine Iran's friendly ties with India and Georgia". The car destroyed in New Delhi is towed away (Beta/AP) Beta Tanjug

Israeli embassies targeted in India and Georgia

The reports were confirmed by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem.

"An Israeli national has been wounded and he was taken to the hospital," said an MFA official, while Indian police only stated that two persons were hurt in the blast, without giving any further details.

The vehicle that exploded and burned down n New Delhi had diplomatic license plates and was parked in a street in the center of the city where the embassy is located.

Meanwhile, an Interior Ministry spokesperson in Tbilisi said that an Israeli embassy employee reported to the police that he found explosives in his car. The spokesman added that the device was safely disarmed.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran and its ally Hezbollah were behind the incidents.

Netanyahu described Iran as "world's greatest exporter of terror", according to reports.

In a statement later in the day, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said the attacks were "the latest phase in the Jewish state's psychological war against Tehran". According to the IRNA news agency, this official added that Israel "targeted its own embassies in a bid to undermine Iran's friendly ties with India and Georgia".

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