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

FILE PHOTO: Isabel Diaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid, stands next to Spain's People's Party (PP) leader Pablo Casado during a campaign closing rally ahead of general election, at Las Ventas bullring in Madrid, Spain November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

MADRID (Reuters) - 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.