Letter Bomb explodes at IMF Office in Paris
By:
Thu, 16 Mar 2017 || Nigeria,
A letter exploded when it was opened at the office of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in central Paris on Thursday leaving one person was slightly injured, police sources said.
The Paris police department said on Twitter an operation was on-going at the offices of the IMF and World Bank after a person was hurt following the apparent explosion of a suspect package.
“An envelope exploded after it was opened and one person was slightly injured in the offices of the IMF,” one police source told Reuters.
The incident, just six weeks before a presidential election, comes as a militant Greek group Conspiracy of Fire Cells claimed responsibility for a parcel bomb mailed to German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Wednesday.
(Reuters/NAN)
Tag(s):