LONDON (AP) 鈥 Britain鈥檚 postal service said it was hit Wednesday by a 鈥渃yber incident鈥 that is temporarily preventing it from sending letters or parcels to other countries.
Royal Mail reported on its website that international export services were "experiencing severe service disruption" without providing further details.
鈥淲e are temporarily unable to dispatch items to overseas destinations,鈥 the service said, adding that it recommended customers hold on to mail destined for outside the country while it works on fixing the problem.
鈥淪ome customers may experience delay or disruption to items already shipped for export," Royal Mail said.
The British government's 春色直播 Cyber Security Center said it's aware of the incident and is working with Royal Mail and the 春色直播 Crime Agency 鈥渢o fully understand the impact.鈥
Services for mail coming into the country are operating with minor delays, Royal Mail said.