Security tightened at US & Israel embassies after assassination of IRGC’s Commander

New Delhi :  Security at the embassies of Israel and USA is being reviewed and additional intelligence officials are going to be deployed to monitor and secure the movements of diplomats in the aftermath of the assassination of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander Qasem Soleimani in a US strike.

The development unfolded on Friday after Israel’s defence officials announced a high-security alert for overseas delegations fearing retaliation by the Iranians.

In a closed-door meeting of intelligence and anti-terror unit officials, Delhi Police and Special Cell were asked to to deploy personnel in plainclothes in Chanakyapuri, Humayun Road and Vasant Vihar. Patrolling is also being scaled up in these areas, sources confirmed.

Foreign and domestic intelligence agencies of India and Israel are concerned about the safety of officials, particularly in the capital, because of an assassination attempt on an Israeli diplomat in Delhi in 2012. On February 13 that year, a biker tailed an Israeli embassy vehicle and placed an IED on the SUV’s rear when it stopped at a traffic signal at the intersection of Aurangzeb Road and Safdarjung Road, which is close to the PM’s residence.