Delhi blast
NEW DELHI: A low-intensity blast took place near the Israel embassy in New Delhi around 5pm on Friday, coinciding with the anniversary of India and Israel establishing full diplomatic relations on January 29, 1992. No one was injured, but window panes of three cars were damaged. With Israel embassy officials treating it as a suspected terror attack, Delhi Police decided to hand over the probe to its anti-terror unit. Mossad is assisting Indian agencies in the investigation. An FIR under Explosives Act has been registered. An envelope with “Israeli ambassador” written on it was found at the spot. Though a forensic report is awaited on the kind of explosive used in the blast, an anti-terror squad officer told TOI that there were reasons to believe that ammonium nitrate was used. The CCTV footage around the spot and adjoining areas is being scanned. Preliminary investigations suggested that the bomb might have been wrapped in a plastic/polythene and thrown to...