Ukrainian embassies obtain ‘bloody packages’ containing animal eyes

KYIV/MADRID (Reuters) -Ukraine’s embassy in Madrid obtained a parcel containing animal eyes on Friday, the newest in a collection of comparable “bloody packages” despatched to its diplomatic missions throughout Europe, Ukrainian and Spanish officers stated.

Police cordoned off the compound within the Spanish capital and began looking the world with sniffer canine.

The packages, soaked in a liquid with a particular color and odor, have been despatched to embassies in Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Croatia and Italy, to basic consulates in Naples and Krakow, and the consulate in Brno, Ukraine overseas ministry spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko stated.

“We’re finding out the that means of this message,” Nikolenko wrote in an announcement on Fb (NASDAQ:), including that International Minister Dmytro Kuleba has ordered all of the embassies and consulates involved to be positioned underneath heightened safety.

The bloody missives observe the reception of six letter bombs despatched prior to now week to addresses in Spain together with Ukraine’s embassy in Madrid, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the U.S. Embassy to Madrid, prompting Spain to step up safety.

Nikolenko stated the doorway to the flat of the ambassador to the Vatican had been vandalised. An embassy supply in Rome stated human faeces had been left in entrance of the door.

Nikolenko additionally stated that the embassy in Kazakhstan had obtained a bomb risk, which was subsequently not confirmed.

The embassy in the USA obtained a letter containing an article that was vital about Ukraine, he stated. The letter, like many of the others, originated from one European nation, he stated, with out giving particulars.

In Madrid, safety personnel on the embassy noticed the package deal, which had a overseas stamp, at about 1300 GMT, Spain’s inside ministry stated.

A specialist unit despatched to the scene confirmed it didn’t include any explosive materials, the ministry added.