Suspicious Package
Detonated At British Embassy In Brasilia
BRASILIA - A
suspicious package sent to the British
embassy in Brasilia was blown up by police
on Monday without causing damage, a police
spokesmen said Tuesday.
Embassy officials decided to call the police
after receiving at least six phone calls
with threats.
Police considered it more prudent to blow up
the wooden box, although dogs trained to
detect explosive devices had no reaction to
the package and X-ray machines detected
nothing.
Police isolated an area in front of the
embassy where the package was detonated. The
operation lasted nearly four hours.
The British embassy is located near the
embassies of the United States, France and
Australia.
As the analysis of the package is underway,
many consider the case a false alarm.
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