Bullets in the mail: death threat sent to another candidate in Madrid election

Madrid: Spanish postal workers intercepted a death threat letter with two bullets enclosed that was mailed to the conservative head of the Madrid region, the Interior Ministry said late on Tuesday, just days after her hard-left rival in an election for the regional assembly received a similar threat.

The ministry said the threat against regional chief Isabel Diaz Ayuso was discovered in a mail processing hub in Catalonia. Another letter, also containing bullets, was sent to the chief of the Guardia Civil police, the ministry's statement said. Election frontrunner Ayuso played down the threat, telling the 13 TV channel on Tuesday night: "These things must be faced with the importance they have: none".