In the Paris office of the IMF, an explosion occurred

In the Paris office of the IMF, an explosion occurred

In Paris at the office of the IMF, an explosion occurred. The police assume that exploded came in the mail envelope. According to preliminary information, one person was injured.

In the office of the International monetary Fund (IMF) in Paris, an explosion occurred, reports BFM-TV.

According to the channel, the explosion occurred when one of the employees tried to open the envelope, delivered by a postal service. At the scene police work.

According to the TV station, the employee is an assistant Manager. He was injured on the hands and face.

The building the explosion was not damaged, but for security purposes, all employees of the office were evacuated. According to the prefect of police of Paris, the exploded device was homemade.

The managing Director of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, called the incident “a cowardly act of violence”, Reuters reports.

On the eve of the unknown sent an explosive package to the German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. Because of a bomb threat, employees of the Ministry of Finance were evacuated from the building. After examining the package it turned out that inside it is a substance, usually used for fireworks and other pyrotechnics.

According to the newspaper Protothema, the parcel was stamped by the Greek mail, and the sender was indicated by Deputy Chairman of the Greek party New democracy Adonis Georgiadis.

According to police of Paris, evidence that these incidents are related, yet.

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