The Italian police found an explosive package at the Greek embassy in Rome on Monday, following the two mail bombs that exploded and injured two people at other embassies last Thursday.


Italian firemen wait in front of the Greek Embassy in Rome, after the defusion of a package bomb found at the embassy on Dec. 27, 2010. (Xinhua/Wang Qingqin)
Italy's AGI news agency said the suspected package handled by the Greek embassy's internal mail service was opened by the staff but failed to explode.


Police's bomb squad experts rushed to the Greek embassy to defuse the explosive device, and confirmed that the package was identical to those forwarded to Chilean and Swiss embassies last week.


Other suspected packages found on Monday morning at Venezuelan, Danish and Monaco embassies in Rome were proved to be false alarms, the police said.


Last Thursday two mail package exploded at Chilean and Swiss embassies in Rome, injuring two people who opened them.


A group with ties to Greek anarchists claimed responsibility on Friday.


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