A Civil Guard bus for the transfer of prisoners at the entrance to Zuera prison (Zaragoza) in a file Javier Cebollada (EFE)
The Civil Guard this Wednesday in the Zuera Prison Center (Zaragoza) deactivated a packet bomb received by an officer of that prison, sources from the Armed Institute and Penitentiaries have confirmed to EL PAÍS. The envelope containing the explosives did not arrive at the prison, but at the headquarters of the CSIF trade union in the Aragonese capital, of which the worker is a prison delegate. The latter had taken it to jail because of its contents so that it could be checked with the center’s scanner. Security officials then discovered that there were cables and what appeared to be “explosive substance” inside, whereupon they called the deactivation specialists, who finally neutralized them without personal injury.
According to union information, the package bomb had arrived at the headquarters a few days ago and remained there without processing or suspicion because the recipient had not entered the premises for several days. When he went to the union and checked the correspondence, the officer was suspicious of the package because he hadn’t expected it, didn’t know the sender, and most importantly because the postmark, despite appearing to be from one city, matched another.
The prison officer then decided to travel to Zuera Prison with the package so that the Civil Guard in charge of the center’s security could inspect it with the scanner used at the center to thoroughly screen all incoming correspondence. to prevent the importation of prohibited products such as drugs, mobile phones and weapons. During this inspection, the agents may have discovered an explosive substance inside, for which they alerted the deactivation specialists. The Civil Guard is investigating the specific substance and its danger, as well as the originator of the broadcast. The worker has already testified before the judge, according to union sources, who add that there is no record of him receiving threats.
The CSIF union has issued a notice calling on the Home Office to review security measures for prison officials “given the risks they face in their work” and asking that prison staff “without further delay” update the status an agent of the agency, which would increase the penalties for those convicted of assault. A police document from last September revealed that the phenomenon of jihadist radicalization of inmates has “lead to the targeting of prison officials and security forces and bodies.” In recent months, jihadist magazines have issued threats against both groups and called on their supporters to attack them.
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