Athens – An explosive-filled envelope discovered in the German Finance Ministry mailroom on Wednesday was sent from Athens, according to a spokeswoman for the Greek Civil Protection Ministry.
The spokeswoman told dpa that German officials had been in contact with the Greek ministry.
The name of Adonis Georgiadis, vice president of the Greek conservative opposition party Nea Dimokratia, was written on the envelope as the sender.
“It’s no joke. It’s unfortunately true,” Georgiadis confirmed on Twitter.
Talking to German daily newspaper Bild, he said “This or the other terrorist must have used my name, because, here in Greece, I count myself as a friend of Mr [German Finance Minister Wolfgang] Schaeuble.”
German officials refused to confirm whether the envelope had been addressed directly to Schaeuble as was reported by Bild and the BZ newspaper.
The envelope, which was defused by specialists, contained a mixture of material used for fireworks, which could have caused serious injury if it had been opened, police said.
Police were also called on to diffuse a bomb sent from Greece in November 2010, when a package arrived addressed to Chancellor Angela Merkel.
-dpa
