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| One killed by Paris parcel bomb | One killed by Paris parcel bomb |
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| A parcel bomb explosion has killed one person and injured at least five others at law offices in central Paris. | A parcel bomb explosion has killed one person and injured at least five others at law offices in central Paris. |
| The former law firm of President Nicolas Sarkozy is located in the same building as the office where the device exploded, at 52 Boulevard Malesherbes. | The former law firm of President Nicolas Sarkozy is located in the same building as the office where the device exploded, at 52 Boulevard Malesherbes. |
| A lawyer and his secretary were among those injured, the French news agency AFP reports. | A lawyer and his secretary were among those injured, the French news agency AFP reports. |
| The building also houses The Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah - a Holocaust remembrance body. | The building also houses The Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah - a Holocaust remembrance body. |
| French officials said the parcel bomb exploded on the fourth floor - not the one where Mr Sarkozy's old firm is located. | |
| It was addressed to the law office of Catherine Gouet-Jenselme, AFP reported. It was not clear why she may have been the target of an attack. | |
| Another parcel bomb arrived at the same address, but remained unopened, officials said. | |
| French Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie was rushing back from Brussels to visit the scene. She condemned the bombing as a "cowardly, odious act". | |
| The mayor of Paris and police chiefs have already gone to the scene. |