External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has assured his Israeli counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi, to assure him that ‘no effort will be spared to find the culprits’ responsible for the low-intensity blast near the Israeli embassy in Delhi on Friday.
Jaishankar took to Twitter to write that he had spoken to Ashkenazi on the phone to assure him that the Indian government took the incident ‘seriously.’ He wrote, “Spoke just now to Israeli FM @Gabi_Ashkenazi about the explosion outside the Israeli Embassy. We take this very seriously. Assured him of the fullest protection for the Embassy and Israeli diplomats. Matter is under investigation and no effort will be spared to find the culprits.”
Spoke just now to Israeli FM @Gabi_Ashkenazi about the explosion outside the Israeli Embassy. We take this very seriously. Assured him of the fullest protection for the Embassy and Israeli diplomats. Matter is under investigation and no effort will be spared to find the culprits.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) January 29, 2021
This was after the Delhi Police deployed a huge force outside the Israeli embassy following reports of a minor blast.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, ‘Concerned by the news of a blast near Israeli Embassy in Delhi. Agencies are determining the nature and cause of the blast. Thankfully, no loss of life reported yet. Any attempt to disturb the peace of Delhi shud be firmly dealt with.”
Concerned by the news of a blast near Israeli Embassy in Delhi. Agencies are determining the nature and cause of the blast. Thankfully, no loss of life reported yet. Any attempt to disturb the peace of Delhi shud be firmly dealt with
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 29, 2021
A report by news agency ANI said that the nature of the explosion was being ascertained. The explosion had left some broken glass at the spot. However, there are no reports of injury.