An Israeli embassy car blew up in New Delhi, injuring an Israeli diplomat and one other person, but it was not immediately known whether the explosion was caused by a bomb, officials said.

The car, which was parked down the street from the Israeli embassy in a high security area of central Delhi, was badly burnt.

Policemen watch security and forensic officials examine a car belonging to the Israel Embassy after an explosion tore through that in New Delhi.

Policemen watch security and forensic officials examine a car belonging to the Israel Embassy after an explosion tore through that in New Delhi.

Security and forensic officials examine a car belonging to the Israel Embassy after an explosion tore through that in New Delhi.

Forensics experts investigate an explosion that tore through a car belonging to the Israel Embassy in New Delhi.

Individuals believed to be from the Israeli Embassy look on after an explosion tore through a car belonging to the Israel Embassy in New Delhi. The driver and a diplomat's wife were injured, according to officials.

Police officers stands next to the wreckage of a car belonging to the Israel Embassy that was destroyed in a blast in New Delhi.