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Spain boosts security as prime minister and US embassy targeted amid series of letter bombs
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By Al Goodman, Eve Brennan and Pau Mosquera, CNN Spain said Thursday it was boosting security measures after a series of letter bombs was discovered in the country, including one that was sent to Spain’s prime minister last week and another to the US embassy.
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An apparent letter bomb exploded at the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid, Spanish authorities said
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Spain boosts security as prime minister and US embassy targeted amid series of letter bombs
An explosion occurred at Ukraine’s embassy in Madrid, injuring one employee who was handling a letter, the Spanish Interior Ministry said Wednesday. The individual was slightly injured and is being tr...
By Al Goodman, Eve Brennan and Pau Mosquera, CNN Spain said Thursday it was boosting security measures after a series of letter bombs was discovered in the country, including one that was sent to Spain’s prime minister last week and another to the US embassy.
Letter bombs are being found across Spain at locations with Ukrainian connections. We’ll hear from NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and we’ll learn how the war in Ukraine is affecting Nigeria’s security.
The office of the Spanish Prime Minister was targeted by a letter-bomb, but officials detected the device before it went off. A Ukrainian embassy official sustained minor injuries in a separate blast.
The Spanish prime minister received a booby-trapped letter last week which was "similar" to one which exploded Wednesday at Ukraine's embassy in Madrid, lightly injuring an employee, officials said Thursday.
The US Embassy in Madrid was on high alert Thursday after receiving what is believed to be a letter bomb — just one day after a similar package burst into flames when it was discovered at the Ukrainia...
A letter bomb was discovered and safely defused at the United States Embassy in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday, marking the sixth explosive device to be sent to high-profile government targets in recent weeks.
Security officials at the U.S. Embassy in Spain discovered a letter bomb that was later handed over to bomb defusers in the Spanish police and safely destroyed in a controlled detonation.
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