ZAGREB (AFX) - Croatian police said that a bomb blast at Britain's diplomatic mission in Zagreb was caused by an employee who smuggled in the explosive device and set it off in the mailroom, injuring himself in the incident. 'Damir Rovisan admitted today that he had carried in the explosive and set off the device' yesterday, Interior Minister Ivica Kirin told reporters, adding that the man had worked for the British embassy for the past four years. 'This indicates that this is not a terrorist act against the British embassy, but an act of an individual coming from criminal circles,' he added. Kirin added that the 28-year-old employee, who sustained leg injuries, was recently sentenced to 16 months in prison for robbery, and was to start serving his jail term earlier this month. The minister refused to elaborate on the man's possible motives, saying only that a probe was continuing.
President Stipe Mesic yesterday called the blast a 'terrorist attack,' while Prime Minister Ivo Sander said it was likely aimed at scuppering the country's efforts to join the European Union. |