Iranian envoy denies any links to Israeli attack

By Ravi Nessman

Associated Press

Published: Monday, Feb. 13 2012 9:00 a.m. MST

An injured person is carried from a burning car belonging to the Israeli Embassy following an explosion in New Delhi, India, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. The wife of an Israeli diplomat was injured in the explosion, the same day as an Israeli Embassy staffer in Georgia found a bomb underneath his car, which was dismantled before exploding, according to Indian and Israeli media reports.

Joji Thomas, Economic Times) INDIA OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, Associated Press

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's ambassador to India has rejected claims by Israel that Tehran was behind the attacks against Israeli diplomats in India.

Iran's official news agency IRNA quotes Mahdi Nabizadeh as saying Monday that Iran condemns any "terrorist" acts.

Nabizadeh calls Israeli accusations of Iranian links to the attack "lies."

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