An explosion took place at the Embassy of Ukraine in Madrid, an employee of the embassy was slightly injured, according to the Spanish publication El Pais.

According to the publication, the explosive device went off when the employee of the diplomatic mission opened the envelope.

The publication El Debate writes that the injuries received were minor, the victim got to the hospital on his own.

Officers of the police and other services are working at the scene of the incident, and an anti-terrorist protocol has been activated.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine,

Dmytro Kuleba

, instructed to urgently strengthen the security of all Ukrainian embassies abroad and appealed to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain regarding the investigation of the incident.