Israeli diplomatic missions around the world have been moved to maximum security status in light of the bombing attack in New Delhi and the discovery of a second bomb attached to a car at the Embassy in Georgia. In the case of the latter, the explosive device was neutralized without incident.

In the New Delhi blast, two people were injured, including the wife of a member of the diplomatic corps stationed at that facility. Eyewitnesses told local police they saw two bikers approach the vehicle and toss the bomb, which exploded the vehicle into a ball of flames. The victims were transported to a local hospital.

In addition, diplomats in some areas have been instructed not to use their vehicles until further notice, possibly to permit security officials to scrutinize the vehicles to rule out sabotage.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)