An employee of the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid (Spain) was slightly injured on Wednesday by an “explosion” which occurred within the embassy while he was “handling a letter”, said a police source. He went himself to a hospital for treatment,
“The National Police has opened an investigation in which the scientific police are participating,” added this source, without giving further details. For the moment, the embassy did not want to confirm the event or make any statements about it.
Anti-terrorism protocol activated
According to the newspaper El Mundo, the police activated the anti-terrorist protocol and cordoned off the area where the embassy is located in a residential area not far from the French school in Madrid.
Of the troops specializing in explosive deactivation, in addition to other police units, moved to the scene.
kyiv strengthens the security of its embassies
“The (Ukrainian Foreign Minister) Dmytro Kuleba has instructed to strengthen the security of all Ukrainian embassies. He also called on the Spanish authorities to urgently investigate this attack,” Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko tweeted.