NEW DELHI -- Indian security agencies have carried out raids at several places in the national capital throughout Wednesday night and detained several suspects in connection with the bomb attack on an Israeli embassy car on Monday, sources said Thursday.
"Raids were carried out at various places across the national capital though no possible breakthrough have been achieved in the case even three days after the incident in which 40-year-old Yehoshua, wife of Israeli Defence Attache, sustained injuries," the sources said.
The only headway made was by Central Forensic Science Laboratory which confirmed the presence of potassium, chlorate and nitrate traces from the Embassy's car on which a bomb was stuck by a sole motorbike-borne assailant.
"The investigators have also reached a conclusion that the woman diplomat, who was injured in the attack, was not the specific target. They believe any vehicle coming out of the Israeli embassy could have been their target as the assailants wanted to cause maximum damage to the Jewish state," the sources said.
The use of magnetic bomb or sticky bomb has become a major cause of concern for investigators as it is easy to assemble, carry them and avoid being detected, they added.
The attack happened on Monday in the vicinity of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's official residence. At least four people, including the Israeli diplomat's wife, sustained in the injuries. Israel has accused Iran for commissioning the attack.
India has so far refused to pinpoint any country for the Israeli car bomb blast, saying it has no specific evidence pointing to the involvement of individual, organization or country in the attack.