NEW DELHI, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Authorities in New Delhi detained several suspects in the bombing of an Israeli embassy car but officials said there was no breakthrough in the investigation.
The attack on the embassy vehicle Monday wounded the wife of an Israeli diplomat and three others, setting off an intense investigation. The bombing came on the same day of an attempted bombing of an Israeli embassy vehicle in Tbilisi, Georgia, which was averted after the vehicle's driver discovered the explosive device.
Israel has blamed Iran for the attacks, as well as blasts in Bangkok a day later, but Iran has denied the charges.
Investigators in New Delhi conducted overnight raids and detained several suspects, India Today reported.
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The vehicle was destroyed by a magnetic explosive device police say was stuck on the embassy car by a motorcyclist who sped away before the device detonated. The incident occurred in a high security area not far from the residence of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The Hindustan Times reported Thursday New Delhi police still had no leads in the case. The report quoted police as saying a motorcyclist, captured on a closed circuit television camera, turned out be a courier delivery man and was freed.
Indian investigators, working with Israeli counterparts, conducted operations at various hotels and guest houses in the capital to see whether any tourist from a West Asian country had stayed at any of them lately, the report said.
Separately, the Indian Express reported the mother of Tal Yehoshua-Koren, who was wounded in the attack, planned to visit New Delhi soon to be with her daughter.
"She has been very, very brave throughout this incident. She is a hero for handling the situation so sensibly and has been raised to be a strong person. But right now, she is very weak physically and we plan to fly down to New Delhi very soon to be with her," Tzafira Koren told the newspaper on telephone from her home in Kfar Haim, Israel.
The mother said she had not yet spoken to her daughter, but did speak with her grandchildren, ages 7 and 12. Their mother was on her way to pick them up from school when her car was attacked.
The Hindu newspaper quoted doctors Wednesday as saying she remained in "stable condition" and was showing signs of early recovery. The woman suffered shrapnel injuries in the spine, liver and back and underwent surgeries at the hospital.
"She has recovered and is talking. All the infection has been cured," said lead doctor Arun Bhanot, the Hindu reported.
Indian Express reported the woman has a number of friends who were taking care of her children.
