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Paris IMF letter bomb injures one employee Paris IMF letter bomb that injured one was sent from Greece
(about 9 hours later)
A letter bomb has exploded at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) office in Paris, injuring the employee who opened it, police say. A letter bomb that exploded at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) office in Paris was sent from Greece, officials there say.
The IMF employee received hand and face injuries, and staff were evacuated. The IMF employee who opened the letter received hand and face injuries, and staff were evacuated.
It came after a parcel bomb meant for German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was intercepted on Wednesday.
Greek far-left group the Conspiracy of Fire Cells claimed responsibility for sending that device.
French President Francois Hollande has noted a "similarity" between the two incidents.
"We are trying to establish the causes of what happened as part of an international investigation," he said.
IMF director Christine Lagarde condemned the "cowardly act of violence" against IMF staff.IMF director Christine Lagarde condemned the "cowardly act of violence" against IMF staff.
In another development, the German finance ministry in Berlin intercepted a parcel bomb sent to Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Wednesday. 'Firecracker'
A Greek far-left group, the Conspiracy of Fire Cells, said on a website that it had sent the German device.
Mnuchin visit
Ms Lagarde said in a statement that the IMF was working closely with the French authorities to investigate the letter blast.Ms Lagarde said in a statement that the IMF was working closely with the French authorities to investigate the letter blast.
Unnamed police sources quoted by local newspaper Le Parisien said the device may have been a firework. Greece's deputy minister for public order, Nikos Toskas, sad in a TV interview that the letter bomb was sent in the name of Vassilis Kikilias, a senior opposition politician from the conservative New Democracy party.
The letter was delivered by post, the Paris police prefect was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency, but its origin was not given immediately. It bore a return address of an office in Greece "that is no longer in use", he said.
The letter bomb sent on Wednesday to Mr Schaeuble, which was intercepted and destroyed before it could explode, was sent in the name of Adonis Georgiadis, New Democracy's vice-chairman.
The explosive sent to the IMF was like a "big firecracker" and was sent by post, Paris police chief Michel Cadot said.
The office is located on the Avenue Iena, in a central district of the city centre near the Champs Elysees.The office is located on the Avenue Iena, in a central district of the city centre near the Champs Elysees.
The IMF is one of three organisations, along with the European Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB), which bailed out the Greek government after it came close to defaulting on its debts.The IMF is one of three organisations, along with the European Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB), which bailed out the Greek government after it came close to defaulting on its debts.
In Germany, Mr Schaeuble is due to host the new US Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, later on Thursday. In Germany, Mr Schaeuble is hosting the new US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
The device sent to his ministry, which was intercepted in the mailroom, was designed to cause "severe injuries" when it was opened, local police said in a statement quoted by AFP news agency. The device sent to his ministry, which was intercepted in the mailroom, was designed to cause "severe injuries" when it was opened, local police said in a statement.
A Greek police source quoted by the same agency said the package had had a Greek stamp.
Its "sender" was given as a deputy leader of the opposition New Democracy party along with his real address, AFP added.