BICOM

Britain and the US condemned the twin terrorist attacks on Monday against Israeli representatives in India and Georgia.

In one attack, the wife of Israel’s defense attaché in India was moderately wounded in a car bombing outside the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi. In the other, a bomb attached to a car belonging to the Israeli embassy in the Georgian capital Tbilisi was discovered before it was detonated.

Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned the attacks, saying, “I was shocked and appalled to hear of the attack today on an Israeli diplomatic vehicle in New Delhi and the failed attack on another vehicle in Tbilisi. Our thoughts are with those injured and their families. This Government condemns terrorism in all forms.”

In a statement US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said,  “I condemn in the strongest possible terms the bombing of an Israeli diplomatic vehicle in India and the attempted attack on Israeli Embassy personnel in Georgia.” Clinton indicated the US was ready to assist with the investigation of “these cowardly acts,” which Israel has accused Iran and Hezbollah for perpetrating.

“The scourge of terrorism is an affront to the entire international community,” she said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the injured personnel in New Delhi and their loved ones.”