An envelope ‘bomb’ has injured a person at the Paris office of the International Monetary Fund this morning.
A letter exploded when it was opened at the offices in central Paris of the IMF and one person was slightly injured, a police source said.
It is not clear who sent the bomb, or what motivated them. Police experts are at the scene.
France is currently in a state of emergency after a string of deadly Islamic extremist attacks over the past two years.
The letter bomb comes the day after a suspicious package found at the German Finance Ministry in Berlin was found to contain explosives.
The item was found in an area where mail is processed.
A spokeswoman for the ministry declined to comment, saying an investigation was underway.
‘The first investigation results show that the package contained a so-called explosives mixture, which is frequently used to produce pyrotechnics. It was designed to cause considerable injuries when the package was opened,’ police said in a statement.
Source: Envelope ‘bomb’ explodes at Paris IMF office | Daily Mail Online
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