Deutsche Bank's Josef Ackermann sent 'operational bomb'

Gerald · 12-08-11, 09:27 AM

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German police investigating a suspicious item sent to Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt headquarters say initial findings show it was an "operational letter bomb".The item was addressed to the bank's chief executive, Josef Ackermann."Local police, working with specialists, defused the explosive," Hesse state police said in a statement.Staff at the bank intercepted the letter on Wednesday and alerted police after X-raying it."We cannot say anything at this point about the sender or any suspects," a police spokesman told German TV, AFP reports. "There has been no claim of responsibility or information on a motive," he added.US officials were reported on Wednesday as saying the package contained explosives and shrapnel.The New York Police Department (NYPD) has increased security around Deutsche Bank's US offices in New York.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16090608

Note: 8 December 2011 Last updated at 13:04 GMT

the_tyrant · 12-08-11, 09:33 AM

Now now Skybird, play nice

Gerald · 12-08-11, 10:02 AM

Rejection of a loan....

Schroeder · 12-08-11, 12:29 PM

Idiots! Packages like that never reach the CO of a big company before someone else has opened them. The only ones you hit with letter/package bombs are staff members.

Penguin · 12-08-11, 01:53 PM

^this

12-08-11, 09:33 AM	#2
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Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Idiots! Packages like that never reach the CO of a big company before someone else has opened them. The only ones you hit with letter/package bombs are staff members. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

12-08-11, 01:53 PM	#5
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	^this