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| Chelsea boss sent death threats | Chelsea boss sent death threats |
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| Anti-Semitic death threats have been sent to Chelsea football boss Avram Grant in a package containing a mysterious powder, police said. | |
| The football club's training ground at Cobham, Surrey, was sealed off after a member of staff opened the package. | The football club's training ground at Cobham, Surrey, was sealed off after a member of staff opened the package. |
| A note addressed to 52-year-old Grant contained anti-Jewish insults and claimed the powder was lethal. | |
| A police source said it used the words: "When you open this letter you will die a very slow and painful death." | A police source said it used the words: "When you open this letter you will die a very slow and painful death." |
| The letter also included threats to the manager's wife Tzofit, a well-know personality in Israel. | |
| A spokesman for Surrey Police said: "We were called to Chelsea's training ground at Cobham at 12.15pm yesterday after they received a suspicious package." | |
| The white powder was analysed by specialists from Surrey Fire Service and found to be harmless, police said. | |
| Detectives are continuing their investigations to identify the source of the package. | |
| Chelsea Football Club has so far made no comment. |