<p class="mol-para-with-font">A Greek anarchist group is 'likely behind' a letter bomb that injured a secretary at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) offices in Paris, a Greek police source said.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">French investigators told their Greek counterparts that the package was sent from Athens by a group called the Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei, the source added.</p><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yRCKF-J4JYc/hq720.jpg" alt="2 years ago" style="max-width:430px;float:left;padding:10px 10px 10px 0px;border:0px;"><p class="mol-para-with-font">The far-left Greek group had earlier claimed responsibility for an explosive device, also sent from Greece, that was intercepted on Wednesday at the offices of German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font"><span class="mol-style-bold">Scroll down for video </span></p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img 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href="/news/paris/index.html">Paris</a> office this morning.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">A female IMF secretary suffered head and hand injuries in the blast, and damage to her eardrum.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">IMF chief Christine Lagarde has branded the attack a 'cowardly act of violence'.</p><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-4df6afa93acbe24c" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="423" width="634" alt="IMF chief Christine Lagarde has branded the attack a 'cowardly act of violence'" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-4df6afa93acbe24c" website height="423" width="634" alt="IMF chief Christine Lagarde has branded the attack a 'cowardly act of violence'" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">IMF chief Christine Lagarde has branded the attack a 'cowardly act of 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police source.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">He said the employee suffered head and hand injuries and was receiving medical treatment.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">French President Francois Hollande said authorities would do all they could to find those responsible for the attack.</p><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-6651efced510c761" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="558" width="634" alt="The IMF office is situated close to the Arc de Triomphe in the heart of the French capital" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-6651efced510c761" website height="558" width="634" alt="The IMF office is situated close to the Arc de Triomphe in the heart of the French capital" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">The IMF office is situated close to the Arc de Triomphe in the heart of the French capital</p></div><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-6cbabd2b4ba187a7" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="423" width="634" alt="A French Army soldier talks to a woman as soldiers arrive at the scene near the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-6cbabd2b4ba187a7" website height="423" width="634" alt="A French Army soldier talks to a woman as soldiers arrive at the scene near the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">A French Army soldier talks to a woman as soldiers arrive at the scene near the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)</p></div><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-efdab907c9b48923" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="441" width="634" alt="A primitive device constructed around a firecracker, which had been sent in the post, is believed to have caused the explosion" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-efdab907c9b48923" website height="441" width="634" alt="A primitive device constructed around a firecracker, which had been sent in the post, is believed to have caused the explosion" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">A primitive device constructed around a firecracker, which had been sent in the post, is believed to have caused the explosion</p></div><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-8ab6f92c3f8d8b11" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="399" width="634" alt="The explosive device _exploded in the face of a member of the IMF's clerical staff', said a police source" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-8ab6f92c3f8d8b11" website height="399" width="634" alt="The explosive device _exploded in the face of a member of the IMF's clerical staff', said a police source" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">The explosive device 'exploded in the face of a member of the IMF's clerical staff', said a police source</p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">A primitive device constructed around a firecracker, which had been sent in the post, is believed to have caused the explosion.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Around 20 people were evacuated from the highly secure building as a 'matter of routine' but hundreds of others in other offices remained, said the source.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Police were searching the area where the device went off, and also the offices of the World Bank, which are in the same building as the IMF.</p><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-6f5ee95c972bf9de" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="442" width="634" alt="French police officers take position after letter bomb exploded at the French office of the International Monetary Fund" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-6f5ee95c972bf9de" website height="442" width="634" alt="French police officers take position after letter bomb exploded at the French office of the International Monetary Fund" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">French police officers take position after letter bomb exploded at the French office of the International Monetary Fund</p></div><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-f7693315c80f6ce0" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="428" width="634" alt="Police are investigating the explosion at the IMF building, which injured a female member of clerical staff" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-f7693315c80f6ce0" website height="428" width="634" alt="Police are investigating the explosion at the IMF building, which injured a female member of clerical staff" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Police are investigating the explosion at the IMF building, which injured a female member of clerical staff</p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">In a statement, Lagarde said: 'I have been informed about the explosion in the IMF's Paris office, which caused injuries to one of our staff. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'I have been in touch with the office, and my compassion goes to the colleagues there. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'I condemn this cowardly act of violence and reaffirm the IMF's resolve to continue our work in line with our mandate. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'We are working closely with the French authorities to investigate this incident and ensure the safety of our staff.' </p><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-f2d2fabb94642e87" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="438" width="634" alt="A cordon was set up outside the IMF office after the homemade bomb, which was sent in the post" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-f2d2fabb94642e87" website height="438" width="634" alt="A cordon was set up outside the IMF office after the homemade bomb, which was sent in the post" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">A cordon was set up outside the IMF office after the homemade bomb, which was sent in the post</p></div><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-8bfc9d643d529037" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="448" width="634" alt="Police were searching the area where the device went off, and also the offices of the World Bank, which are in the same building as the IMF" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-8bfc9d643d529037" website height="448" width="634" alt="Police were searching the area where the device went off, and also the offices of the World Bank, which are in the same building as the IMF" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Police were searching the area where the device went off, and also the offices of the World Bank, which are in the same building as the IMF</p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">Michel Cadot, the head of Paris police, said 'three people were present' when the explosion happened 'just before midday'.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">He said the device 'was not a bomb', but a 'big firecracker' that had been turned into a homemade booby trap.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Mr Cadot said staff at the IMF in Paris had received 'menacing phone calls' over the past few days, but these were nothing out of the ordinary.</p><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-8290cf7f98c0f060" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="376" width="634" alt="Staff at the IMF in Paris had received 'menacing phone calls' over the past few days, but these were nothing out of the ordinary" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-8290cf7f98c0f060" website height="376" width="634" alt="Staff at the IMF in Paris had received 'menacing phone calls' over the past few days, but these were nothing out of the ordinary" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Staff at the IMF in Paris had received 'menacing phone calls' over the past few days, but these were nothing out of the ordinary</p></div><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img" style="height: auto;"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-4cf15c53ee9b0b09" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="417" width="634" alt="French President Francois Hollande said authorities would do all they could to find those responsible for the attack" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-4cf15c53ee9b0b09" website height="417" width="634" alt="French President Francois Hollande said authorities would do all they could to find those responsible for the attack" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">French President Francois Hollande said authorities would do all they could to find those responsible for the attack</p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">As more police and fire crews arrived, a wider evacuation was ordered, as some 150 members of staff began to leave the building, which is close to the Arc de Triomphe.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The parcel containing the device was addressed to the Chief of the European Bureau of the IMF, but was opened by a secretarial assistant, said Mr Cadot.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">He said that the assistant was 'being treated for injuries to the face and hand' but they were not life threatening.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">It comes after Greek radicals this week claimed responsibility for a parcel bomb that was sent to Germany's finance minister, <A HREF="https://www.joshuaeesson.online">www.joshuaeesson.online</A> Wolfgang Schaeuble. </p><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-e80348e5c9d83239" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="362" width="634" alt="The explosion happened inside the IMF building in Paris, police have confirmed" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-e80348e5c9d83239" website height="362" width="634" alt="The explosion happened inside the IMF building in Paris, police have confirmed" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">The explosion happened inside the IMF building in Paris, police have confirmed</p></div><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-76532dec05560595" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="423" width="634" alt="French Police officers secure the scene near the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-76532dec05560595" website height="423" width="634" alt="French Police officers secure the scene near the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">French Police officers secure the scene near the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)</p></div><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-4d81ab4909e2352f" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="423" width="634" alt="French Police officers arrive at the scene following the explosion at the IMF office in Paris this morning" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-4d81ab4909e2352f" website height="423" width="634" alt="French Police officers arrive at the scene following the explosion at the IMF office in Paris this morning" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">French Police officers arrive at the scene following the explosion at the IMF office in Paris this morning</p></div><p class="mol-para-with-font">The padded envelope had Italian postage stamps, but police were able to diffuse the device.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The Conspiracy of Fire Cell group said in a statement: 'We still have the rage.<br><br>We sent the package to Germany's finance minister as part of the second act of the Nemesis Plan. Nothing is over, everything continues.'</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Nine suspected members of the armed anarchist group are currently on trial at a court set up inside Korydallos prison, for their alleged role in bombings and other attacks.</p><p class="mol-para-with-font">The group has claimed responsibility for a spate of parcel bombings last November that targeted embassies and even reached the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font"></p><p class="mol-para-with-font">Police in Berlin said yesterday: 'The first investigation results show that the package contained a so-called explosives mixture, which is frequently used to produce pyrotechnics. </p><p class="mol-para-with-font">'It was designed to cause considerable injuries when the package was opened.'</p><div class="artSplitter mol-img-group"> <div class="mol-img"> <div class="image-wrap"> <img id="i-24ae4c233387366b" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" website height="424" width="634" alt="Police were called to the IMF building after the explosion which injured a secretary this morning" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" /> </div> <noscript> <img id="i-24ae4c233387366b" website height="424" width="634" alt="Police were called to the IMF building after the explosion which injured a secretary this morning" class="blkBorder img-share" /> </noscript> </div> <p class="imageCaption">Police were called to the IMF building after the explosion which injured a secretary this morning</p></div></div><br><br><!-- ad: website --><div class="adHolder watermark" style="width:636px;height:1px;" id="inread_player"><script>adverts.addToArray("pos":"inread_player")</script><span class="mol-ads-label-container"><span class="mol-ads-label">Advertisement</span></span></div>
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