One hurt in letter bomb blast at IMF’s Paris office

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One hurt in letter bomb blast at IMF’s Paris office

AFP

(UPDATED) An employee at the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund is injured in the hands and face after opening a letter which exploded

PARIS, France (UPDATED) – An employee at the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund suffered injuries to her hands and face after opening a letter which exploded on Thursday, March 16, police said.

Several people were evacuated from the building near the Arc de Triomphe monument “as a precaution”, a police source said.

Although no link has been established at this stage, a Greek far-left group claimed Thursday that it had sent a parcel bomb to the German finance ministry in Berlin, more than 6 years after waging a similar campaign against European officials.

“We claim responsibility for sending a booby-trapped parcel to the German finance minister,” the Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei group said in a statement posted on an anti-establishment website.

German police said Wednesday that they had discovered the “explosive” package at Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble’s office building, a day before he was due to host his new US counterpart Steven Mnuchin. – Rappler.com

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