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Letter bomb sent to chief of German bank was designed to burn
Dec 8, 2011, 10:21 GMT
Frankfurt - A letter bomb mailed to Josef Ackermann, chief executive of Deutsche Bank, was designed to cause burns to the hands and face, German police said Thursday, a day after the device was intercepted before it could detonate.
A Frankfurt police spokesman said it contained an incendiary powder, not an explosive.
Mail staff at Deutsche Bank became suspicious and called security Wednesday when they noticed an A5-sized envelope containing wires and metal parts. It was personally addressed to the head of Germany's biggest bank.
'It wasn't a military or industrial explosive,' said the spokesman. 'But it was definitely dangerous.'
He said scientists were still checking what the powder was. There has been no indication yet who sent the letter bomb.
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