Letter bomb injures one at Ukraine's Madrid embassy, Kyiv ramps up security - Reuters

MADRID/KYIV, Nov 30 (Reuters) - A information serviceman astatine Ukraine's embassy successful Madrid was injured erstwhile helium opened a missive weaponry addressed to the ambassador connected Wednesday, and Kyiv ordered a bolstering of information astatine each its typical offices abroad.

The information serviceman suffered airy injuries and went nether his ain steam to infirmary for treatment, Spanish authorities authoritative Mercedes Gonzalez told broadcaster Telemadrid.

In the aftermath of the incident, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba ordered each Kyiv's embassies overseas to "urgently" fortify security, a ministry spokesperson said.

The curate besides urged Spain to "take urgent measures to analyse the attack", the spokesperson added. The perpetrators, helium added, "will not win successful intimidating Ukrainian diplomats oregon stopping their regular enactment connected strengthening Ukraine and countering Russian aggression".

Russia invaded Ukraine 9 months ago.

The letter, which arrived by mean message and was not scanned, caused "a precise tiny coiled connected the ringing digit of the close hand" of the worker aft helium opened it successful the plot of the embassy, Gonzalez said. It was addressed to Ambassador Serhii Pohoreltsev, she said.

Detectives were probing the incident, aided by forensic and quality investigators, Spanish constabulary said. Spain's High Court volition pb the investigation.

An serviceman astatine the embassy declined to comment. Correos, the Spanish state-run postal company, did not instantly respond to a petition for remark connected the root of the letter.

The residential country surrounding the embassy successful northwestern Madrid was cordoned disconnected and a weaponry disposal portion was deployed to the scene. Reuters footage showed scores of constabulary officers, equipped with battle rifles and blocking roads with vans, successful the neighbourhood astir the embassy.

Reporting by Belén Carreño, Jesus Aguado, David Latona, Emma Pinedo and Inti Landauro successful Madrid, Tom Balmforth successful Kyiv; penning by Charlie Devereux; editing by Aislinn Laing, Frank Jack Daniel and Mark Heinrich

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