The action followed police reporting that multiple explosive letters were sent in Spain over the past two days.
Police said they were delivered to Spain’s Defense Ministry, a European Union satellite center located at the Torrejón de Ardoz air base outside Madrid and to an arms factory in northeastern Spain that makes grenades sent to Ukraine.
The Russian Embassy in Madrid on Thursday condemned the letter bombs, saying in a tweet that “any threat or terrorist attack, especially those directed at diplomatic missions, are totally condemnable.” Pérez said the one intact explosive device was from the air base and that it and its packaging would be part of the investigation.
Robles was visiting Ukraine on Thursday to support its defense effort with another aid package. Authorities did not provide details about the aid, saying they did not want to give away sensitive information to Russia’s forces. The arms factory targeted is located in the northeastern city of Zaragoza. The parcel was addressed to the factory’s director.
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