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The '''2012 Israeli embassy attack''' occurred on 13 February, 2012 after a bomb explosion on an Israeli diplomatic car in ], ] wounding one embassy staff member, a local employee and two passers-by. Another bomb planted in a car in ], ] failed to explode and was defused by Georgian police. | ||
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==Background== | ||
| Over the past several months, there has been an an ] war of words between Israel and Iran. | |||
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| '']'' 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}} | |||
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==Incidents== | ||
| ⚫ | ===India=== | ||
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| ⚫ | A ] exploded while the wife of the ] to India 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> | ||
| ===Georgia=== | |||
| ⚫ | A car parked 200 metres from the embassy as discovered to have a bomb after a local driver for the embassy heard a noise while he was driving. He pulled over to side of the road and discovered a bomb underneath his car. He then alerted the Georgian police, who defused the bomb.<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> | ||
| ==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> | |||
| ⚫ | Iran condemned the "terrorist" incidents; it also rejected the allegation and denied responsibility for the incidents,<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> while blaming Israel for a ]. | ||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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| 2012 Israeli embassy attack | |
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| Location | New Delhi, India and Tbilisi, Georgia (attempted) |
| Date | February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13) |
| Injured | 4 |
The 2012 Israeli embassy attack occurred on 13 February, 2012 after a bomb explosion on an Israeli diplomatic car in New Delhi, India wounding one embassy staff member, a local employee and two passers-by. Another bomb planted in a car in Tbilisi, Georgia failed to explode and was defused by Georgian police.
Background
Over the past several months, there has been an an escalating war of words between Israel and Iran.
Haaretz reported on 12 February that Iran had summoned the Azeri ambassador to complain against a report in The Times that Mossad had used Azerbaijan as a base for covert operations against Iran.
Incidents
India
A car bomb exploded while the wife of the defense attache to India 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.
Georgia
A car parked 200 metres from the embassy as discovered to have a bomb after a local driver for the embassy heard a noise while he was driving. He pulled over to side of the road and discovered a bomb underneath his car. He then alerted the Georgian police, who defused the bomb.
Responsibility and reactions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iranian intelligence services or Hezbollah for both incidents. Israel put its embassies on high alert for the anniversary of the killing of Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh, as Hezbollah had vowed to avenge the attack by attacking Israelis overseas.
Iran condemned the "terrorist" incidents; it also rejected the allegation and denied responsibility for the incidents, while blaming Israel for a false flag operation.
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.
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4188985,00.html
- "Binyamin Netanyahu accuses Iran over bombs targeting Israeli diplomats". The Guardian. 2012-02-13.