New Letter Bomb: ECB President Trichet Targeted

30/12/2003| IslamWeb

A suspected letter bomb has been sent to the president of the European Central Bank. Jean-Claude Trichet is the latest prominent symbol of the EU to be targeted in what looks increasingly like an organized campaign. The letter, never actually handled by Trichet, was discovered in the post room of the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt. Later, another suspected letter bomb surfaced at the Dutch headquarters of Europol, the European Union's police agency. It was deactivated before it could do any damage. A week ago, two small home-made bombs exploded in rubbish bins near the home of European Commission President Romano Prodi in Bologna. Then on Saturday, a parcel blew up in his hands. The letter addressed to Jean-Claude Trichet was apparently sent from the Italian city. **PHOTO CAPTION*** European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet was sent a suspected letter bomb, police said on December 29, 2003, two days after a parcel exploded in the hands of European Commission President Romano Prodi at his home. Photo by Michael Dalder/Reuters)