Letter bomb defused at Europol HQ

Updated: 19:54, Monday, 29 December 2003

A letter bomb which was delivered to the headquarters of the European criminal investigation force in Holland has been deactivated.

A letter bomb which was delivered to the headquarters of the European criminal investigation force in Holland has been deactivated.

The letter bomb was delivered to Europol's head office in The Hague. Staff at the office became suspicious, raised the alarm and the bomb squad defused it in time.

Nobody was injured, and no damage was caused.

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