Man arrested by Spanish police over letter bombs sent to embassies – National | 24CA News
Spanish police on Wednesday arrested a 74-year-old man suspected of being the sender of letter-bombs in November and December to the Ukrainian and U.S. embassies and several other establishments in Spain, the Interior Ministry stated.
The man, a Spanish citizen, was detained within the northern city of Miranda del Ebro, and law enforcement officials have been nonetheless looking his residence, the ministry stated in an announcement, with out offering additional particulars.
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One particular person was barely injured by a letter-bomb on the Ukrainian embassy in Madrid. A complete of six parcels with explosives have been despatched to targets together with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, authorities places of work, a European Union satellite tv for pc company and the U.S. Embassy between Nov. 24 and Dec. 2.
The arrest got here three days after the New York Times reported that investigators in latest weeks have centered on the Russian Imperial Movement, a radical group that has ties with far-right Spanish organizations with regard to the letter bombs. The group is believed to be linked to Russian intelligence businesses.
Spanish officers have declined to touch upon the report, whereas a senior judicial supply denied having data of such line of investigation.
