Delhi Blast: Letter recovered warns of bigger attack; CCTV shows cab at site

 New Delhi: Delhi Police Special Cell has obtained CCTV footage showing a car dropping off two persons who walk towards the spot near the Israel Embassy where a minor explosion took place on Friday (January 29) evening.

While no one was injured in the blast, some cars outside the embassy were damaged in the blast, as per reports.

A letter obtained from the site of blast refers to the explosion as a “trailer”. The letter mentions Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani and Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh who were assassinated last year as ‘martyrs’. Qasem Soleimani was killed near Baghdad International Airport in a drone airstrike ordered by then US President Donald Trump on January 3.

The driver of the vehicle has been traced and sketches of the two people are being prepared. A probe has been initiated to ascertain their involvement in the blast.

Meanwhile, the Israeli foreign ministry has said that all its diplomats and embassy staff are “safe and sound” following the blast.

Friday’s blast took place 1.4 km from Vijay Chowk, where the President and Prime Minister and other senior members of the government had assembled for the Beating Retreat ceremony.

A high alert has been issued in the capital and security has been intensified at the airport and other locations.