Indian embassy in Italy gets an explosive device by post

In an intriguing incident, the Indian embassy in Italy received an improvised explosive device (IED) in the form of a postage packet a few days back prompting stepping up of security at the mission.

The packet which had the sender's name as LTTE from Italy, was received at the embassy on January 20, ambassador Arif Khan said.

The envelope addressed to the embassy of India in Italy contained two fuse wires which aroused suspicion. The police was immediately informed and a report was filed, he said
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Police is investigating the incident, Khan said, adding that the security at the embassy has been stepped up in view of this incident.