Letter bomb injures one at Paris IMF office
French Army soldiers arrive at the scene of the Paris offices of the International Monetary Fund. (AFP)
Paris police say a letter bomb has exploded at the French office of the International Monetary Fund, slightly injuring one person.
A police official said no other damage was been reported in the incident in western Paris. It is unclear who sent the letter. Police experts are at the scene.
The IMF office in France did not immediately respond to calls.
France remains in a state of emergency after a string of deadly Islamic extremist attacks over the past two years.
The Paris police department said on Twitter an operation was ongoing at the offices of the IMF and World Bank after a person was hurt following the apparent explosion of a suspect package.
"An envelope exploded after it was opened and one person was slightly injured in the offices of the IMF," one police source told Reuters.
The incident, just six weeks before a presidential election, comes as a militant Greek group Conspiracy of Fire Cells claimed responsibility for a parcel bomb mailed to German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Wednesday.
The head of the IMF Christin Lagarde condemned the explosion as a "cowardly act of violence".
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