Israel accuses Iran of bombings in India, Georgia

AP and AFP, Monday 13 Feb 2012

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu blames Monday's bombings against Israeli diplomats on Iran, Hezbollah

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Police and forensic officials examine a damaged Israeli embassy car after an explosion in New Delhi, India, Monday, (Photo: Reuters).

Israel's prime minister has accused Iran of being behind a pair of car bombings against Israeli diplomatic targets in India and Georgia.

Benjamin Netanyahu told a meeting of lawmakers from his Likud Party on Monday that he believed the Iranians were responsible for the attacks in New Delhi and Tbilisi. Two people were wounded in India and the bomb in Georgia was discovered before it went off.

"Iran is behind these attacks. It is the biggest exporter of terror in the world," Netanyahu said, adding that Israel has thwarted other attacks in recent months in Azerbaijan, Thailand and elsewhere.

"In all those cases, the elements behind these attacks were Iran and its protege Hezbollah," he said.

Iran has accused Israel of involvement in a series of killings of officials and scientists involved in its controversial nuclear program.

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