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A letter bomb exploded at the International Monetary Fund offices in Paris and injured 1 person
A letter bomb exploded at the International Monetary Fund offices in Paris and injured 1 person
Barbara TaschMar 16, 2017, 17:16 IST
An Armed French policeman (L) and a CRS riot policeman secure the scene at the raid zone in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, November 18, 2015 to catch fugitives from Friday night's deadly attacks in the French capital.REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
A letter exploded when it was opened at the offices of the International Monetary Fund in Paris on Thursday and slightly injured an executive assistant's face and hands, a police source said.
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According to the first elements of the investigation, a firecracker could be at the origin of the explosion which occured late on Thursday morning, according to French newspaper Le Figaro.
Several people were evacuated "as a precautionary measure," according to le Fiagro, and the Parisian judicial police opened an investigation.
A police intervention is currently underway near the World Bank, which is located in the same offices as the IMF.
