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More on the small bomb near the Israeli embassy in Delhi
2021-01-31
[KhaamaPress] The crude bomb was placed in a flower pot on the road divider, but a letter was found nearby that described the blast as a "trailer", and referred to two Iranians killed "Qasem Soleimani
...charismatic and connected commander of the IRGC’s Al Quds Force, which is responsible for Iran’s external jihad efforts, and right-hand man to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. He was assassinated by an American drone near Baghdad International Airport in early 2020 while on a flying visit to supervise the Popular Mobilization Forces attacking American bases and the Green Zone. His successor is neither charismatic nor connected...
and Mohsen Fakhrizadeh"
...head of Iran’s nuclear bomb program until he was assassinated last November — the furious Iranians claim by an Israeli satellite-controlled gun (while seductive Israeli women danced in the street to distract his driver into holding still)...
, the Indian Express reported.

Indian Express quoted unknown sources, that "Forensic experts have found broken pieces of a cold drink can and ball bearings from the spot. Prime facie it appears that explosives and ball bearings were stuffed in the can. It was planted in such a manner that the impact was felt towards the road. The ball bearings hit the cars. Police have not found any device or battery at the spot,".

The bomb is said to have went off at around 5 pm in the evening on Friday.
The Times of Israel adds:
India Today TV reported that police were questioning Iranian nationals in connection with the earth-shattering kaboom.

Israel’s Ambassador to India Ron Malka said Saturday that the embassy in New Delhi had been on high alert because of "threats" it had been preparing for, even before the small bomb went off outside the mission.

Malka told AFP he was not surprised by Friday’s attack, which caused no injuries but blew the windows out of three cars.

The device went kaboom! as India and Israel marked the 29th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, and Malka said the timing was part of the investigation.

Since establishing relations, India and Israel have become close and India is now one of the biggest buyers of Israeli weapons and defense equipment.

Channel 13 said on Friday that it appeared to be a "very primitive" attack, damaging cars but causing no injuries, and did not seem to be the work of a "sophisticated terror cell."

Police were said to be examining CCTV footage which appeared to show two suspects who were wanted for questioning over possible involvement in the blast. The taxi driver who dropped the two near the scene has been questioned, the Times of India reported.

The Walla news site said Saturday that a previously unheard of group called "Jaish ul-Hind" grabbed credit for the Friday explosion in a statement posted on the Telegram messaging service.

According to the report, the statement said the attack was in fact an act of Dire Revenge against the Indian government and that further attacks were expected, but with no mention of Israel.
And from One India:
Investigators are also looking at the role of a group called the Jaish-ul-Hind. A person by the name Vikar had claimed responsibility for the blast on a Telegram group in the ISIS forum that is linked to the Qayam Foundation.

The internet protocol address has been traced to Herat in Afghanistan. However this angle needs to be thoroughly probed as it could be a false flag, officials say. The message posted by Vikar has been forwarded on many groups, but it could be a way of misleading the investigators, officials further pointed out.
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Posted by:trailing wife

#6  Also: H45 fires shutter gun. KABOOM. "Boy, there must have been sumthin' in that pot!"
Posted by: Beldar Lumplump2747   2021-01-31 18:49  

#5  ^ That or worser: "The lutefisk was said by experts to of went off prematurely."
Posted by: Beldar Lumplump2747   2021-01-31 18:34  

#4  I hear that often enough in the good ole USA.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2021-01-31 17:04  

#3   "The bomb is said to have went off"

Khaama Press is Afghan, Canuckistan sniper. And Tolo News gets the best English writers there.
Posted by: trailing wife   2021-01-31 16:43  

#2  I smell a lot of bullshit. To be expected of my interior people, but why the Israelis would go along is beyond me.

Posted by: Dron66046   2021-01-31 13:17  

#1  "The bomb is said to have went off" . . . . Dom't nobody round here speak Enlish????????
Posted by: Canuckistan sniper   2021-01-31 02:14  

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