The magnet bomb attack on a senior Israeli diplomat’s wife in the Capital on Monday marks a new challenge for the security establishment already struggling to cope with the formidable task of countering terrorism.
This was the first instance where a magnet bomb, called limpet bombs because of the way they can be stuck to the vehicles of unsuspecting targets, was used in the country, and spells a new worry. The attack on Tal Yehoshua Korene, wife of Israel’s defence attache, diverges from the pattern of terror India has suffered so far as it targeted an individual. Terror groups arrayed against India have lately been focused on attacks aimed at maximizing casualties, with bombs set off in crowded places.
