Greece suspends foreign air mail service after attacks

Continue reading the main story Related stories Parcel bomb sent to Merkel office Sarkozy ‘target of Greece bombs’ Greece has suspended international air mail for 48 hours after several parcel bombs were sent on Tuesday, including one to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. An extreme left-wing group is suspected of being responsible. Parcel bombs and suspicious packages were sent to embassies in the capital, Athens, and international organisations. Greek police said the air mail service was being suspended to allow checks to be carried out. A private courier plane, found to be carrying a suspect package from Athens, was re-routed to Bologna airport in Italy on Tuesday night. The package was…

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Greece suspends foreign air mail service after attacks

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