BELGRADE, Sept. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- A staff member of the British embassy in Zagreb was injured early on Monday in a suspected letter bomb blast inside the embassy, said reports reaching here from Croatian capital of Zagreb.

    The worker received minor injuries after a device exploded in apost room at about 07:30 a.m. (0530 GMT) local time, spokeswoman for the embassy Tessa Fras told the Croatian news agency.

    Fras said that British Ambassador John Ramsden had arrived in the embassy and security measures had been stepped up. She said some members of the staff remained in the embassy.

    The Croatian police are investigating the cause of the explosion, which comes after several embassies received threatening letters earlier this year.

    Anti-EU sentiment in Croatia has been inflamed by a delay in talks over the country's joining the European Union (EU), whose rotation presidency is chaired by Britain during the second half of 2005.

    The EU postponed entry talks with Croatia in March over the country's failure to cooperate fully with the Hague international war crimes tribunal. Enditem