Israel issues alert after blast near embassy in India - BBC News

Authorities say nobody was injured in the low-intensity explosion in Delhi on Tuesday evening.

27 December 2023Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Teams of the police, the bomb disposal squad and the fire department carried out a search operation in the area soon after the explosionIsrael has upgraded its travel advisory for citizens in India after a low-intensity explosion near the country's embassy in Delhi.

The blast took place on Tuesday evening in the capital's Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave.

Nobody was injured, but police said they recovered shrapnel from the spot. An investigation is under way.

Israel has asked its citizens to avoid crowded places like malls and markets, and skip large-scale events.

It added that "it is possible" the explosion was an "attack" and there was "a fear of a recurrence of the events".

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