Parcel bomb explodes at IMF office in France, one staff injured

 

A female employee of the International Monetary Fund was injured in the face and arms on Thursday March 16th when a letter bomb posted to the world lender's Paris office blew up as she opened it.

According to the Chief of French Police force,  Michel Cadot, The explosiom was caused by a homemade device "It was something that was fairly homemade," he said. 

He also revealed that there had been some recent telephone threats but it was not clear if these were linked to the incident at the IMF's offices.

According to Berlin police source on Thursday, the package was posted in Greece. Greek law enforcement officials confirmed that the package had been sent from Athens.

March 16, 2017