Britain’s counterterrorism police are investigating after three padded mailing bags containing small explosive devices were found near major transport hubs in London.
LONDON (AP) — Three small explosive devices in plastic mailing bags arrived at offices for two London airports and at a train station, Tuesday and Irish police said they were helping British counterterrorism police with the investigation.
London’s Metropolitan Police Service said the devices found near London’s Heathrow and City airports and at Waterloo Station “appear capable of igniting an initially small fire when opened.” A staff member did unseal the bag sent to an office building on Heathrow’s grounds, “causing the device to initiate,” the police department said.
Part of the package burned, but no one was injured, police said.
