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Thursday, March 16, 2017

Minor Explosion Rattles IMF Headquarters In Paris

PARIS (Reuters) - A letter exploded when it was opened at the offices in central Paris of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday and one person was slightly injured, police sources said. The Paris police department said on Twitter an operation was ongoing 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. (Reporting by Sophie Louet and Bate Felix; Writing By Richard Balmforth and John Irish; Editing by Adrian Croft) -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.


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