Animal eye packages sent to eight Ukrainian embassies across
Europe
KYIV: Ukraine’s embassy in Spain received a parcel containing |
The packages, soaked in a liquid with a distinctive color and
smell, have been sent to the embassies of Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland,
Croatia and Italy, the consulates general in Naples and Krakow, and the
consulate in Brno, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said.
“We are studying the meaning of this message,” Nikolenko wrote in
a statement on Facebook, adding that Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has ordered
all the embassies and consulates concerned to be placed under heightened
security.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Koliba believes a "well-planned
campaign of terror and intimidation" is underway.
Two days ago, an employee was injured when a letter bomb exploded
at the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid, Spain, one of a series of alleged
incidents.
Nikolenko said the entrance to the premises of the ambassador to
the Vatican had also been vandalised.
"The letter came synchronously with others from the territory
of one European country," Mr Nikolenko said. "Ukraine is working with
foreign law enforcers to investigate all the threats, identify those implicated
and bring them to account."
Mr Nikolenko said on Friday, Spanish police had cordoned off the
area around the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid after finding a similar bloody
package, while Czech police said the package containing animal tissue was sent
to the Embassy of Ukraine in Prague and the Consulate in Brno.
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