Wednesday, November 3, 2010

After Wave Of Bombs, Greece Suspends All Outgoing Airmail For 48 Hours



Greece Suspends Outgoing Airmail After Wave of Bombs -- New York Times

BERLIN — A package bomb addressed to the German chancellor and shipped by air from Greece was found in her office’s mailroom on Tuesday, even as Athens was shaken by a second day of letter bombs aimed at foreign embassies and experts defused explosives addressed to European leaders.

Greece suspended all outgoing airmail for 48 hours to check for further packages, news reports said.

Though only one person was injured, and only lightly, and most of the devices were neutralized, the wave of bombs unnerved European officials already scrambling to secure the continent’s air-cargo system after two explosive devices were intercepted en route from Yemen to the United States last Friday.

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More News On Europe's Mail Bombs

Greece suspends shipments after bombings
-- CNN
Bomb fears halt Greek mail service -- Press Association
Greek terrorists accused of bomb attacks -- Washington Post
Greece Suspends International Airmail Service For 48 Hours -- RTT News
Greece Halts Mail Shipments After Series Of Parcel Bombs -- Radio Free Europe
Greek militants believed to be behind mail bomb attacks -- Scotsman

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