WORLD NEWS | 1 wounded in small blast at Ukrainian embassy in Madrid

MADRID, Nov. 30 (AP) — Spanish police are investigating reports of a small explosion at the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid on Wednesday, Spain’s Interior Ministry said.

In a statement to the media, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said police were informed that an employee of the embassy had suffered minor injuries while handling a letter.

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Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesman Olekh Nikolenko said the embassy in Madrid had received an envelope as part of the mail.

“During the inspection, the envelope exploded in the hands of the embassy manager,” Nikolenko told The Associated Press. “The manager suffered minor injuries and he was hospitalized and is receiving necessary medical attention. His life is not in danger.”

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Other embassy staff were not injured, he said.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba quickly ordered increased security at all Ukrainian embassies. He also asked Spain’s foreign minister to take urgent steps to investigate the attack.

“Whoever supports this bombing, they will not succeed in intimidating Ukrainian diplomats or stopping their daily efforts to strengthen Ukraine and counter Russian aggression,” Nikolenko said.

The ministry said the worker went to a health center without assistance. Spanish state television said he was later released.

State police told The Associated Press they received a call from the Ukrainian embassy at 1:20 p.m. that an employee caught fire while processing a letter.

The National Police deployed personnel to the embassy, ​​established a cordon around the area and its TEDAX bomb squad was working on the scene in northeast Madrid.

Spanish state news agency EFE, citing unidentified police sources, said the letter contained homemade explosives and was addressed to the ambassador but was opened by a security guard in the embassy garden. (Associated Press)

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