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Summary
Embassies around the world are taking extra security measures after a mail bomb exploded Thursday at the country's embassy in Rome. Italian investigators suspected Thursday's attacks, less than three hours apart, were the work of anarchists, similar to the two-day wave of mail bombs which targeted several embassies in Athens last month - including those of Chile and Switzerland. Mail bombs exploded in the hands of employees at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome, seriously injuring two people and triggering heightened security checks at diplomatic missions. Italian police did security checks in all embassies and consulates in Rome after the incidents. The attacks on embassies followed a bomb scare in Rome's subway system on Tuesday, during which authorities discovered a suspicious package with wires and powder under a seat. The device turned out to be a fake bomb. Last month, a mail bomb was sent to the Chilean embassy in Athens, but no one was hurt.
