An apparent letter bomb exploded at the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid, Spanish authorities said
An apparent bomb concealed inside an envelope exploded at the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid.
The Wednesday blast injured a staffer who had been handling the letter, officials said.
Ukraine's foreign affairs minister ordered security to be beefed up at all Ukrainian embassies.
An apparent bomb concealed inside an envelope exploded at the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid, Spain, on Wednesday, injuring a worker handling the letter, according to reports and Spanish and Ukrainian officials.
The employee was not seriously injured in the blast but was hospitalized, Reuters reported, citing Spanish police.
Reuters reported the worker was hurt while opening the letter, though CNN reported that it was unclear if the employee was moving the envelope or opening it at the time of the explosion.
In the aftermath of the incident, Ukraine's Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba ordered security to be beefed up at all Ukrainian embassies.
Kuleba also called on Spanish authorities to "urgently" investigate what Ukrainian officials described as an "attack."
Ukraine's foreign affairs ministry spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko said in a tweet: "An explosive device hidden in an envelop [sic] detonated inside the embassy of Ukraine in Madrid. One staff member injured."
Nikolenko told the Associated Press that the letter came as part of a mail delivery.
"During a check, the envelope exploded in the hands of the embassy's manager," Nikolenko told the news outlet, adding, "The manager received light injuries, he was hospitalized and is receiving the necessary medical assistance. His life isn't in danger."
Meanwhile, Nikolenko said, "Whoever stands behind staging this explosion, they won't succeed in scaring Ukrainian diplomats or halting their daily efforts to strengthen Ukraine and counter the Russian aggression," according to the AP.
Ukraine has been at war with Russian for nine months since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an unprovoked invasion of the Eastern European country.
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