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| Man hurt in letter bomb incident | Man hurt in letter bomb incident |
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| A letter bomb sent to a man at his home in Folkestone is being investigated as part of police inquiries into three similar incidents. | A letter bomb sent to a man at his home in Folkestone is being investigated as part of police inquiries into three similar incidents. |
| Security director Mike Wingfield, 53, suffered minor injuries when he opened an item of mail on Saturday. | Security director Mike Wingfield, 53, suffered minor injuries when he opened an item of mail on Saturday. |
| "Detectives are currently making inquiries to determine who sent the letter and why," Kent Police said. | "Detectives are currently making inquiries to determine who sent the letter and why," Kent Police said. |
| The BBC's Danny Shaw said it was part of an inquiry involving other letter bombs in London, Berkshire and Swansea. | The BBC's Danny Shaw said it was part of an inquiry involving other letter bombs in London, Berkshire and Swansea. |
| A Kent Police spokeswoman said: "Police will examine any similarities between the incidents but at this stage we cannot say whether any of them are linked." | A Kent Police spokeswoman said: "Police will examine any similarities between the incidents but at this stage we cannot say whether any of them are linked." |
| Security company | Security company |
| Mr Wingfield said a small padded envelope, with a printed white label on the front, "just went bang" when he opened it. | Mr Wingfield said a small padded envelope, with a printed white label on the front, "just went bang" when he opened it. |
| He added that he did not really look at the postmark. | He added that he did not really look at the postmark. |
| The three other incidents this week have involved motoring-related companies. | The three other incidents this week have involved motoring-related companies. |
| Mr Wingfield told the BBC he worked in security and was unaware of any clients with connections to the motor industry. | Mr Wingfield told the BBC he worked in security and was unaware of any clients with connections to the motor industry. |
| The package was addressed to the "Senior Manager" of a now defunct security company he used to run, which did operate from his home address at one point. | The package was addressed to the "Senior Manager" of a now defunct security company he used to run, which did operate from his home address at one point. |
| He said he had "no idea whatsoever" why it was sent. | He said he had "no idea whatsoever" why it was sent. |
| "We've not as far I know ever done anything against anybody who would have a grudge against anything." | "We've not as far I know ever done anything against anybody who would have a grudge against anything." |
| DVLA targeted | DVLA targeted |
| Mr Wingfield said pieces of a glass vial cut into his hands, cheek and stomach. | Mr Wingfield said pieces of a glass vial cut into his hands, cheek and stomach. |
| Kent Police said an injured man was treated at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford on Saturday. | Kent Police said an injured man was treated at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford on Saturday. |
| Details of the Folkestone letter bomb emerged on Wednesday, but it took place before three others which are under investigation by the UK's National Domestic Extremism Unit. | Details of the Folkestone letter bomb emerged on Wednesday, but it took place before three others which are under investigation by the UK's National Domestic Extremism Unit. |
| A woman was hurt in a small explosion at an office building in central London on Monday. | A woman was hurt in a small explosion at an office building in central London on Monday. |
| Two people received minor injuries when an item of mail ignited at an accountancy firm in Wokingham, Berkshire, on Tuesday, and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in Swansea was targeted on Wednesday. | Two people received minor injuries when an item of mail ignited at an accountancy firm in Wokingham, Berkshire, on Tuesday, and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in Swansea was targeted on Wednesday. |
| Seven devices are under investigation in total, with police establishing a link between one device in Birmingham and two in Oxfordshire in January. | Seven devices are under investigation in total, with police establishing a link between one device in Birmingham and two in Oxfordshire in January. |
| The companies received an A5 padded envelope containing a crude firework-type explosive device. | |
| On the back of one of those envelopes, sent to a firm in Abingdon, was the name of Barry Horne, an animal rights extremist who died in 2001 while serving an 18-year jail sentence for a firebombing campaign. | On the back of one of those envelopes, sent to a firm in Abingdon, was the name of Barry Horne, an animal rights extremist who died in 2001 while serving an 18-year jail sentence for a firebombing campaign. |