Spain Probes Letter Bombs to Premier’s Office, US Embassy
Military police stand guard at the entrance of the Spanish air force base, in Torrejon de Ardoz near Madrid, on Dec. 1.
Photographer: Oscar Del Pozo/AFP/Getty Images
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Spanish security services are probing a spate of letter bombs sent to government offices and military targets after one opened at the Ukrainian embassy on Wednesday caused slight injuries to a member of staff.
Devices were detected at the defense ministry today, Secretary of State for Security Rafael Pérez said in a news conference in Madrid. Meanwhile, a package containing a “pyrotechnical” substance addressed to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was found on Nov. 24, he said. The US embassy also received a letter, detected by security scanners, according to local radio Cadena Ser.