German bank chief targeted by letter bomb

A suspicious package addressed to Deutsche Bank chief Josef Ackermann contained a fully functional bomb, German authorities say.

German bank chief targeted by letter bomb
Thu, 08 Dec, 2011 - 12:17

A suspicious package addressed to Deutsche Bank chief Josef Ackermann contained a fully functional bomb, German authorities say.

The bomb was intercepted after a routine X-ray screening on Wednesday in the mailroom of the bank’s Frankfurt headquarters.

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