Greek police suspend mail and parcel services

The Telegraph ^ | 11/2/2010

[bruinbirdman]

Greece's civil aviation authorities were suspending all deliveries of mail and parcels abroad for 48 hours to allow authorities to check for the existence of more mail bombs, police said early on Wednesday.

Anti-terrorism police escort a mail bomb suspect to the public prosecutor's office in Athens

The decision came after a wave of mail bombs were sent to foreign embassies in Greece and to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office.

Late on Tuesday, police said a suspicious package addressed to Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi found on board a private mail courier company plane was being examined at Bologna airport.

A Bologna airport switchboard operator said the airport is closed to flights until at least midnight (2300 GMT) for "controls". No further details were provided.

Greek anarchist extremists are suspected of mounting the attacks, and two Greek men were charged on Tuesday

[jmcenanly]

I can only imagine the chaos it would cause if they tried the same thing over here either later this month or early next month. would you want them to shut down UPS, FedEx and the postal Service right before Christmas?