Israel blames Iran over bungled terror attack in Thailand

Israel has accused Iran of being behind a bungled terrorist attack in Thailand after a man blew his legs off trying to throw a grenade at police.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Feb 2012, 20:36 BST

Defence Minister Ehud Barak stopped short of saying the man was trying to target Israelis. However, it came a day after Israel blamed Iran for attacks targeting Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia. And Mr Barak’s comments made clear that Israel considers the attacks connected and sponsored by the Iranian government.

Israeli officials believe Iran, and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah, are aggressively targeting Israelis to avenge years of setbacks.

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“The attempted terrorist attack in Bangkok proves once again that Iran and its proxies continue to perpetrate terror,” Mr Barak said. “The recent terror attacks are yet another example of this.”

He added: “Iran and Hezbollah are unrelenting terror elements endangering the stability of the region, and endangering the stability of the world.”

In the latest attack an Iranian carrying grenades set off explosions that injured himself and four others.

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