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  • Will deploy all resources to punish Embassy attack culprits: PM Modi to Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to convey his strong condemnation of the terror attack near the Israeli Embassy here on January 29 and asserted that India will deploy all its resources to find and punish the perpetrators.

    A PMO statement said that in his conversation with Netanyahu over phone, Modi assured him that India accords the highest importance to the safety and security of Israeli diplomats and premises.

    Our close and valuable security cooperation will continue. We also discussed our healthcare cooperation in the context of Covid-19.
    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 1, 2021

    Later in tweets, Modi said, “Spoke to my friend PM @netanyahu and assured him that the attack near the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi will be fully investigated and perpetrators brought to justice. Our close and valuable security cooperation will continue. We also discussed our healthcare cooperation in the context of COVID-19.”

    A low-intensity blast had occurred outside the embassy on January 29. No one was injured. Both leaders, the PMO said, expressed satisfaction about the close coordination between Indian and Israeli security agencies in connection with the blast probe.

    Some cars were damaged in the explosion that occurred about 150 metres away from the embassy on Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road in the very high-security Lutyens’ bungalow zone. The Israeli foreign ministry said all its diplomats and embassy staff in Delhi are “safe and sound”.

  • Maharashtra security beefed up after explosion outside Israeli Embassy in New Delhi

    By PTI
    MUMBAI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said the security situation in Maharashtra was reviewed in view of the low intensity improvised device blast near the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi on Friday.

    The blast did not cause injuries to anyone, though the panes of three vehicles nearby were damaged, Delhi police said.

    “Reviewed the situation in the state holding discussion with the state’s home minister and director general of police against the backdrop of the blast outside Israeli Embassy. Issued instruction to strengthen the security apparatus in the state along with Mumbai and Pune,” Pawar tweeted.

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    Deshmukh said instructions were issued to the police to strengthen security arrangements in Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik and other big cities of the state.

    “The state government is committed to the security of the people. People too should remain alert and cooperate with the police,” Deshmukh tweeted.

    A Mumbai police official said an alert was issued in the metropolis and security had been beefed up following the blast.

    He said the security of the Israeli consulate here had been increased, with police patrolling intensified.