Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Greece’s embassy in Paris received a package bomb addressed to the ambassador earlier today that was sent from Italy, the Athens-based foreign ministry said in a statement posted on its website. The parcel was detonated in a controlled explosion by the relevant local authorities in France, the statement said. There were no reports of injuries or damage to property, according to the ministry.

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