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ECB head sent suspect letter bomb

Trichet: Suspected bomb found in the post-room at the central bank
Trichet: Suspected bomb found in the post-room at the central bank

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(CNN) -- Frankfurt police say a suspected letter bomb was found in a mail room addressed to European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet.

Monday's incident comes two days after European Union Commission President Romano Prodi was unhurt when he opened a letter bomb at his home in Bologna, Italy.

The letter to Trichet was also postmarked Bologna.

A Frankfurt police spokesman said that a suspicious letter addressed to Trichet was noticed by someone in the mail room of the ECB at about 1020 GMT.

The spokesman said that in addition to the Bologna stamp, it also had "signs" of being a letter bomb.

It was handed over to the federal criminal office in Weisbaden for investigation.

The ECB confirmed it had received a "suspicious letter" addressed to Trichet on Monday morning that prompted the bank to inform the police.

"The police were informed immediately and are investigating. I can give no further details at this point," said an ECB spokesman told Reuters.

Prodi, the former Italian prime minister, said he opened the parcel very carefully after "recent warnings," apparently in reference to two small home-made bombs that exploded in rubbish bins near his Bologna apartment on December 22. (Italy probes Prodi parcel bombing)

Trichet, former Governor of the Bank of France, took over as head of the European central bank in November from Dutch banker Wim Duisenberg. (Trichet profile)

-- CNN Berlin Bureau Chief Stephanie Halasz contributed to this report


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