DVLA opens mail again after blast

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Workers at the postroom at Swansea's DVLA are opening mail again, a day after a letter bomb injured a woman.

The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) says there is still a risk, but it is happy with the measures taken to keep the staff safe.

Police say the packages do not point clearly to one group or cause, although speculation has focused on angry motorists or animal rights activists.

They advise anyone handling mail in office post rooms to take extra care.

The woman was one of four workers hurt in Wednesday morning's incident, suffering cuts to her hands and body.

In a statement, she said she was "shaken, shocked and frightened".

Peter Harris of the PCS said: "I think that all that possibly can be done at the moment is being done, but we're not to be complacent.

"We have to see if further steps can be taken next week - again to improve security."

Further investigation

In a statement, the DVLA said an assessment of risk was carried out on Thursday morning before any mail was opened.

About 4,000 people work in the building in Swansea

It read: "We are screening mail as it is received. Any perceived risk is subject to further investigation."

Seven letter bombs have been posted in England and Wales in three weeks.

Police believe three of the letter bombs - one sent to a firm in Birmingham and two to firms in Oxfordshire, all on 18 January - are linked.

On the back of one of the envelopes was the name of Barry Horne, an animal rights extremist who died in 2001 while in jail for a firebombing campaign.

But letter bombs have also since been sent to motoring-related firms in London and Berkshire, and to a private address in Kent.

Officers are compiling a list of all the business activities and organisations associated with the companies targeted, to see if there is any link.