Ukraine embassy employee in Madrid 'lightly' injured by letter bomb: police
![A security cordon has been put in place by the police around the embassy A security cordon has been put in place by the police around the embassy](https://cdn.yen.com.gh/images/1120/c712e73ab3ab6a92.jpeg?v=1)
Source: AFP
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An employee of Ukraine's embassy in Madrid was "lightly" injured Wednesday when a letter bomb blew up as he handled it, a police source said.
"National Police were informed around 1:00 pm (1200 GMT) of an explosion at the Ukranian embassy in Madrid. It happened when one of the embassy employees was handling a letter," the source said.
"This employee was injured, apparently lightly, and he went himself to a hospital," the sourced added.
Police have opened an investigation "which includes the participation of forensic police," the source said without giving further details.
A security cordon has been put in place by the police around the embassy, located in a residential area in northern Madrid.
Source: AFP