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Booby-Trapped Letter Injures IMF Employee In Paris

An executive assistant suffered minor burns after a letter exploded at the International Monetary Fund's office in Paris on Thursday.
French police officers secure the scene near the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday, following reports that a letter bomb had exploded at the premises.

An executive assistant suffered minor burns after opening a letter that exploded at the International Monetary Fund's office in Paris on Thursday,

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