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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.

	==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.<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===
	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>

	==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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