Explosive experts continue to examine a suspicious package received at the German Chancellor’s office on Tuesday. The package, which according to spokesperson Steffen Seibert “…showed marks that indicated the possibility of explosives”, was received in Angela Merkel’s mailroom office while the Chancellor was in Belgium. The police were alerted and moved in immediately.

Although no connection has been made with the newly-uncovered Yemen-based mail bomb plot, unconfirmed reports indicate that the package had the Greek Economy Ministry marked as the return address. These reports come in the wake of a string of minute mail-bombs sent to various embassies in the Greek capital of Athens, two of which exploded outside the Russian and Swiss embassies, hours before the reception of the package in Germany.

Targets include the French, Mexican, Belgium and Dutch embassies. The bomb attacks are being blamed on Greek far-leftist groups which are opposed to key forms in issues of state authority, among them, the police, party democracy including cases of globalization and capitalism.

The wave of bomb attacks has raised grave security concerns on the transport of packages within the European Union. Indeed, sources within transportation industry admit limited security checks in place once the packages are in Europe.

UPS, through its spokesperson, Norman Black, stated that it was closely working with the authorities in investigation of the matter, in what is deemed to be a swift rejoinder to reports that it had delivered the package. Security consultants foresee a furore kicked up over UK freight security if it is confirmed that the packages were transported by air.

This recent wave of bomb attacks, though not fatal, is the last thing that Greece needs, as it has been on its knees due to a massive debt crisis. This has forced it to secure billions in emergency loans, prominent among them Germany, as well as the IMF so as to avoid bankruptcy; a move that has precipitated pension and salary slashes as well as tax inflation.

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