Man injured in explosion at Ukraine embassy in Madrid
by Sam Jones in Madrid, Stephen Burgen and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#66BF9)
Staff member sustained light injuries in blast that occurred while he was handling letter, say police
An employee at the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid has sustained minor injuries after opening what is thought to have been a homemade letter bomb, prompting Kyiv to warn its diplomats to bolster their security precautions.
Oleh Nikolenko, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian foreign ministry, said the embassy in the Spanish capital had received an envelope as part of a mail delivery.
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