An explosion occurred in the building of the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid
An explosion took place in the building of the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid, one victim was reported. According to the local press, the explosion occurred during the opening of one of the messages that came to the embassy.
One diplomatic worker of the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid was slightly injured while opening a letter containing an explosive device. At present, sappers and emergency services of Madrid are working on the spot, the embassy has been cordoned off, and a wounded employee has been hospitalized. There is no other information at the moment, so it is impossible to give details. The embassy itself declined to comment.
It is reported that the Spanish police will investigate the incident, it is specified that the explosion occurred at about 13:00 local time. time (15:00 Moscow time). The embassy employee, who was slightly injured, arrived at the medical facility on his own, he is in the hospital of Nuestra Senora de America. The police have activated the anti-terrorist protocol, bomb experts and cynologists with dogs are working on the spot.
Meanwhile, a number of Russian TG channels have already suggested that in the near future Kyiv will lay the blame for the explosion on Russia. It is jokingly stated that the Spanish police will certainly find a "Russian trace" on the spot in the form of a postage stamp with a Russian writer, and traces of "Novichok" will be found in the envelope itself. In the evening there will be an appeal by Zelensky, which they are now intensively writing to him.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's ambassador to Madrid, Sergei Pogoreltsev, has repeatedly criticized the Spanish authorities for "unsatisfactory" assistance to Kyiv.
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