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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : 2 injured in bomb ...ts (LATimes)...</span>
ROME -- Italian news reports say a claim by an Italian anarchist group was found at the site of one of the twin embassy package bomb blasts in Rome. The ANSA news agency said Thursday night that the written claim was made by the Informal Anarchist Federation, saying "Long live anarchy." Anti-terrorism police officers at Rome police headquarters declined to comment on the report. Earlier, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said the blasts at the Swiss and Chilean embassies were likely the work of anarchists. Two employees - one at each embassy - were seriously wounded when opening mail. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. ROME (AP) - Italian news reports say a claim by an Italian anarchist group was found at the site of one of the twin embassy package bomb blasts in Rome. The ANSA news agency said Thursday night that the written claim was made by the Italian Anarchist Federation. Anti-terrorism police officers at Rome police headquarters declined to comment on the report. The group has long been known in Italy and has a Web site calling for the end of what it says is man's exploitation of fellow man. Earlier, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said the blasts at the Swiss and Chilean embassies were likely the work of anarchists. Two employees - one at each embassy - were seriously wounded when opening mail. Reporting from London - Two parcel bombs exploded inside the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome on Thursday, injuring an employee at each diplomatic post. All other embassies in the Italian capital were on alert. Suspicious packages were examined at the nearby Ukrainian, Slovenian and Estonian embassies but all were false alarms. Italy's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said the episode was "a deplorable act of violence," and ordered a warning to be put out to all the embassies as well as Italian missions abroad. Get dispatches from Times correspondents around the globe delivered to your inbox with our daily World newsletter. Sign up » No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but police suspected anarchist movements that have launched similar attacks recently. The first blast Thursday wounded a Swiss Embassy employee who opened the small package. The worker reportedly was in danger of losing one or both hands because of the injuries. Hours later, an explosion at the Chilean Embassy injured employee Cesar Mella, 50, who was preparing to open a package. The Swiss mission had previously been targeted by an unknown group. An explosive device found in the street outside the embassy wall on Oct. 5 contained a message demanding the release of three convicted eco-militants held in Swiss jails. Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, quoted in the Italian news agency ANSA, confirmed that police were following "an anarchic" trail "because there are precedents; in November similar incidents occurred at several embassies in Greece. Greece, Spain and Italy have anarchic insurgent groups that are tightly interconnected; the fact that these package bombs have arrived at two embassies lead us to think that this is the right track." Last month, two parcel bombs were detonated in the cargo section of the Athens airport and other devices were found in parcels destined for several embassies in the Greek capital. Authorities halted all air shipments in the city for 48 hours. About the same time a package bomb arrived at the offices of German Chancellor Angela Merkel while she was away and also was deactivated. None of the packages caused injuries or contained lethal amounts of explosives. Greek police suspected local anarchist groups. Europe was already on edge after the arrest of a dozen terrorism suspects in Britain on Monday. The region has also been racked in recent months by street protests over stiff austerity measures and continued economic hard times.
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : 2 injured in bomb ...ts (LATimes)...</span>
ROME -- Italian news reports say a claim by an Italian anarchist group was found at the site of one of the twin embassy package bomb blasts in Rome. The ANSA news agency said Thursday night that the written claim was made by the Informal Anarchist Federation, saying "Long live anarchy." Anti-terrorism police officers at Rome police headquarters declined to comment on the report. Earlier, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said the blasts at the Swiss and Chilean embassies were likely the work of anarchists. Two employees - one at each embassy - were seriously wounded when opening mail. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. ROME (AP) - Italian news reports say a claim by an Italian anarchist group was found at the site of one of the twin embassy package bomb blasts in Rome. The ANSA news agency said Thursday night that the written claim was made by the Italian Anarchist Federation. Anti-terrorism police officers at Rome police headquarters declined to comment on the report. The group has long been known in Italy and has a Web site calling for the end of what it says is man's exploitation of fellow man. Earlier, Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said the blasts at the Swiss and Chilean embassies were likely the work of anarchists. Two employees - one at each embassy - were seriously wounded when opening mail. Reporting from London - Two parcel bombs exploded inside the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome on Thursday, injuring an employee at each diplomatic post. All other embassies in the Italian capital were on alert. Suspicious packages were examined at the nearby Ukrainian, Slovenian and Estonian embassies but all were false alarms. Italy's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said the episode was "a deplorable act of violence," and ordered a warning to be put out to all the embassies as well as Italian missions abroad. Get dispatches from Times correspondents around the globe delivered to your inbox with our daily World newsletter. Sign up » No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but police suspected anarchist movements that have launched similar attacks recently. The first blast Thursday wounded a Swiss Embassy employee who opened the small package. The worker reportedly was in danger of losing one or both hands because of the injuries. Hours later, an explosion at the Chilean Embassy injured employee Cesar Mella, 50, who was preparing to open a package. The Swiss mission had previously been targeted by an unknown group. An explosive device found in the street outside the embassy wall on Oct. 5 contained a message demanding the release of three convicted eco-militants held in Swiss jails. Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, quoted in the Italian news agency ANSA, confirmed that police were following "an anarchic" trail "because there are precedents; in November similar incidents occurred at several embassies in Greece. Greece, Spain and Italy have anarchic insurgent groups that are tightly interconnected; the fact that these package bombs have arrived at two embassies lead us to think that this is the right track." Last month, two parcel bombs were detonated in the cargo section of the Athens airport and other devices were found in parcels destined for several embassies in the Greek capital. Authorities halted all air shipments in the city for 48 hours. About the same time a package bomb arrived at the offices of German Chancellor Angela Merkel while she was away and also was deactivated. None of the packages caused injuries or contained lethal amounts of explosives. Greek police suspected local anarchist groups. Europe was already on edge after the arrest of a dozen terrorism suspects in Britain on Monday. The region has also been racked in recent months by street protests over stiff austerity measures and continued economic hard times.