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The '''2012 attacks on Israeli diplomats''' were two nearly simultaneous and apparently coordinated bomb attacks on February 13, 2012 against Israeli diplomatic personnel in ], ] and ], ]. The Israeli government blamed Iran for the attacks. | ||
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==Attacks== | ||
| ===New Delhi=== | |||
| Over the past several months, there has been an an ] war of words between Israel and Iran. | |||
| ⚫ | The first attack occurred when a bomb exploded on the car of the wife of Israeli defense attache to India. She was on her way to pick up her children from school. The woman sustained moderate injuries that required surgery to remove shrapnel while her driver and two bystanders suffered minor injuries.<ref name="reuters">{{cite news |title=Israel blames Iran after attacks on embassy staff |author=Dan Williams |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/13/us-israel-security-embassies-idUSTRE81C0QZ20120213 |agency=Reuters |date=13 February 2012 |accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="jpost">{{cite news |title=Attacks target Israeli embassies in Georgia, India |author=Yaakov Katz |url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=257618 |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date=13 February 2012 |accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | ===Tbilisi=== | ||
| '']'' reported on 12 February that Iran had summoned the Azeri ambassador to complain against a report in '']'' that ] had used Azerbaijan as a base for covert operations against Iran.{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} | |||
| ⚫ | In the second attack in Tblisi, an Israeli embassy driver (a local Georgian national) heard something while he was driving. He pulled over to side of the road and discovered a bomb underneath his car. He alerted the local authorities and the bomb was defused.<ref name="jpost1">{{cite news |title=Netanyahu: Iran is behind attacks on Israeli embassies |author=Herb Keinon & Gil Hoffman |url=http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=257633 |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date=13 February 2012 |accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref> | ||
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==Reactions== | ||
| ⚫ | Israeli Prime Minister ] blamed ] for the attacks, stating, "Iran, which is behind these attacks, is the greatest exporter of terrorism in the world. The Israeli government and its security forces will continue to work together with local security services against these terrorist actions."<ref name="jpost1"/> Iran rejected the allegation and denied responsibility for the attack. Iran also condemned the attacks, which it called "terrorist".<ref>{{cite news|title=Binyamin Netanyahu accuses Iran over bombs targeting Israeli diplomats|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/13/binyamin-netanyahu-accuses-iran-bombs|publisher=]|date=2012-02-13}}</ref> | ||
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| ===Georgia=== | |||
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| ==Responsibility and reactions== | |||
| Israeli Prime Minister ] blamed ]ian intelligence services or ] for both incidents. Israel put its embassies on high alert for the anniversary of the killing of Hezbollah commander ], as Hezbollah had vowed to avenge the attack by attacking Israelis overseas.<ref>http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4188985,00.html</ref> | |||
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| == References == | == References == | ||
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| 2012 attacks on Israeli diplomats | |
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| Location | New Delhi, India and Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Date | February 23, 2012 (2012-02-23) |
| Injured | 4 |
The 2012 attacks on Israeli diplomats were two nearly simultaneous and apparently coordinated bomb attacks on February 13, 2012 against Israeli diplomatic personnel in New Delhi, India and Tbilisi, Georgia. The Israeli government blamed Iran for the attacks.
Attacks
New Delhi
The first attack occurred when a bomb exploded on the car of the wife of Israeli defense attache to India. She was on her way to pick up her children from school. The woman sustained moderate injuries that required surgery to remove shrapnel while her driver and two bystanders suffered minor injuries.
Tbilisi
In the second attack in Tblisi, an Israeli embassy driver (a local Georgian national) heard something while he was driving. He pulled over to side of the road and discovered a bomb underneath his car. He alerted the local authorities and the bomb was defused.
Reactions
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu blamed Iran for the attacks, stating, "Iran, which is behind these attacks, is the greatest exporter of terrorism in the world. The Israeli government and its security forces will continue to work together with local security services against these terrorist actions." Iran rejected the allegation and denied responsibility for the attack. Iran also condemned the attacks, which it called "terrorist".
References
- Dan Williams (13 February 2012). "Israel blames Iran after attacks on embassy staff". Reuters. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- Yaakov Katz (13 February 2012). "Attacks target Israeli embassies in Georgia, India". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ Herb Keinon & Gil Hoffman (13 February 2012). "Netanyahu: Iran is behind attacks on Israeli embassies". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- "Binyamin Netanyahu accuses Iran over bombs targeting Israeli diplomats". The Guardian. 2012-02-13.