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On 30 November 2022, further letter bombs were mailed. The first was mailed to the [[Embassy of Ukraine, Madrid|Ukrainian embassy in Madrid]], exploding when a security officer opened it in the garden of the embassy, leaving a "very small wound" on one finger.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2022-11-30 |title=Letter bomb sent to Ukraine's embassy in Madrid injures security officer |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-01/letter-bomb-addressed-to-ukraines-ambassador-madrid-explodes/101719824 |access-date=2022-12-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-30 |title=Letter bomb explodes at Ukrainian embassy in Madrid |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/letter-bomb-explosion-ukraine-embassy-spain-madrid/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=POLITICO |language=en-US}}</ref> The arms manufacturer, [[Instalaza]], in Zaragoza, north-east of Madrid, received a similar package hours later.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-12-01 |title=Ukraine embassy, Spanish arms company receive letter bombs -police |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spanish-police-say-blast-ukrainian-embassy-injured-one-employee-2022-11-30/ |access-date=2022-12-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Spain: 2 new letter bombs detected after Ukraine blast |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/spain-2-new-letter-bombs-detected-after-ukraine-94265455 |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref>
On 1 December 2022, before dawn, another letter bomb was intercepted after being detected by a scanner, at the [[Torrejón Air Base|Torrejon Air Base]] near Madrid. The package was addressed to the [[European Union Satellite Centre]] at the base.<ref name=":1" /> On the same day, an additional letter bomb was received at the [[Ministry of Defence (Spain)|Defence Ministry]], and was defused.<ref name=":0" /> A sixth letter bomb was sent to the [[United States of America|U.S.]] embassy in Madrid, and was intercepted at around 12.30pm local time.<ref name="la sexta">{{Cite news |date=2022-12-01 |title=Detonan una sexta carta con material explosivo remitida a la embajada de EEUU en Madrid |language=ES |work=La Sexta |url=https://www.lasexta.com/noticias/nacional/detectan-sexta-carta-bomba-remitida-embajada-eeuu-madrid-acordonan-zona_202212016388aac928ddf800014cecc9.html |access-date=2022-12-01}}</ref> It was subsequently "safely detonated".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bautista |first=José |last2=Kwai |first2=Isabella |last3=Ismay |first3=John |date=2022-12-01 |title=U.S. and Ukrainian Embassies Targeted by Letter Bombs in Spain |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/world/europe/spain-letter-bombs.html |access-date=2022-12-01 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mosquera |first=Al Goodman,Eve Brennan,Pau |date=2022-12-01 |title=Spain boosts security as prime minister and US embassy targeted amid series of letter bombs |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/01/europe/spain-security-letter-bombs-intl/index.html |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
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