Letter bombs explode at Athens embassies

ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Letter bombs exploded at the Swiss and Russian embassies in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, officials said, with three more suspected devices found at embassies.

The New York Times said no injuries were reported as Greek counter-terror officers questioned two suspects in connection with the series of attacks that began Monday.

CNN reported police carried out controlled explosions of the three other suspicious parcels Tuesday. All were addressed to different embassies.

Officials detonated a package at the Bulgarian Embassy and a suspicious package addressed to the Chilean Embassy, CNN reported, after a courier thought the package at the Chilean Embassy might contain an explosive device.

The third parcel was addressed to the German Embassy, but embassy officials suspected it might be a parcel bomb and sent it back. It was exploded near a courier office, CNN said.

Greek police went on alert Monday after a package sent to the Mexican Embassy exploded in the hands of a courier employee, causing minor injuries, the Times reported.

The Times said one of the packages detonated Monday was addressed was to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, while two others were sent to the Belgian and Dutch embassies.

The two suspects are Greek, aged 22 and 24, the Times reported. Their pictures were posted on an official police Web site late Monday without naming them. The Times said the 22-year-old is a suspected member of the Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire, a small domestic terror group.

The group claimed responsibility for a string of government and business attacks during the past two years, but the attacks caused no injuries.