Thousands of undelivered letters opened by unknown persons

The Czech post office is reeling from a discovery on Friday of 71 bags of undelivered letters in a former postal depot in the Czech town of Břeclav. In total, the sacks are believed to contain approximately 63,000 letters. Since the news broke, the scandal has intensified with the discovery that around half of the letters have been opened by unknown persons. At present, the police are investigating the matter, while the Czech Post Office attempts to make sure that the letters reach their intended recipients. The sacks are believed to contain letters that were posted from abroad by air-mail between 2001 and 2006.