Man detained in connection with attack on Israeli diplomat

March 07, 2012 10:01 am | Updated November 17, 2021 12:20 am IST - New Delhi

View of the the damaged car following a blast at Aurangzeb Road in New Delhi on February 13, 2012.

View of the the damaged car following a blast at Aurangzeb Road in New Delhi on February 13, 2012.

Delhi Police today arrested a 50-year-old man, claiming to be a journalist, for allegedly being part of the Israeli car bombing conspiracy.

The accused, Syed Mohammed Kazmi, who claims to have been writing for an Iranian publication, was picked up after a probe showed that he had been in touch with the suspect who is believed to have stuck the magnetic bomb on Israeli diplomat Tal Yehoshua’s car on February 13, official sources said today.

When asked whether any person has been detained in connection with the February 13 attack, Delhi Police Commissioner B K Gupta told PTI, “We will let you know“.

Kazmi is alleged to have helped the suspect in conducting the recee of the Israeli Embassy to keep a tab on arrival and departures of the diplomats, the sources said.

Police conducted searches at his native place near Delhi, they said.

Israeli diplomat Tal Yehoshua and an Indian driver of the embassy vehicle, was among four people injured in the blast after a magnetic bomb stuck to the vehicle went off.

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