Letter bomb explodes at IMF office in France, one employee 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 explosion 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.

A police source are vealed to Reuters that the woman who opened the letter suffered burns on her face and arms but her life was not in danger.

Comments

2016 Glitz Africa Fashion Week: Ejiro Amos-Tafiri

The 2016 Glitz Africa Fashion Week took place in Accra, Ghana over the weekend. The fashion event kicked off on Friday 7th October 2016 and wrapped up yesterday Sunday 9th October 2016. BN Style will present some of the best collections displayed at the event. Here is Nigerian design label Ejiro Amos-Tafiri .

Hairy cleavage selfies: Queen Okafor is out to enjoy her new fame

Believed to be Nigeria's hairiest woman, Queen Okafor is enjoying her new found Fame and has now continued to flaunt her hairy cleavage selfies via social media. See more photos after the cut...

Akanna Okeke: 6 Ways to Make People Like You

I’ve been told numerous times that I am very likable and I have seen this for myself too. Somehow, I just seem to obtain the favour of those around me; from bosses to teachers, to friends to colleagues. I remember leaving my last job and there was a send off gathering where each co-worker was asked to say what they thought about me. I got comments like: “He’s a politician”; “He’s in everybody’s camp”; “No, he’s smart and diplomatic. He knows how to please everybody and stay close to key people”.

Sapphire

Search This Blog