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06/02/2007
Two hurt in second mail bomb blast
Two men have been injured in a small explosion at an office building in Berkshire.
Thames Valley Police confirmed that officers were called to the offices of accountancy firm Vantis in Oaklands Business Centre in Wokingham just after 9am on Tuesday.
It is understood that an item of mail exploded. The two men who were injured were both in their 30s and it is understood that their injuries were minor.
South Central Ambulance Trust said that the men had been treated for blast injuries to their hands and upper body, but had not been taken to hospital.
Fourteen people have been evacuated from the building and a cordon has been set up around the site.
The incident comes a day after a woman was slightly injured by a letter bomb in the Captia building in Victoria Street in central London.
Thames Valley Police said that they were aware of the incident in London, but said that it was too soon to speculate on any possible connection between the two incidents.
(KMcA)
Thames Valley Police confirmed that officers were called to the offices of accountancy firm Vantis in Oaklands Business Centre in Wokingham just after 9am on Tuesday.
It is understood that an item of mail exploded. The two men who were injured were both in their 30s and it is understood that their injuries were minor.
South Central Ambulance Trust said that the men had been treated for blast injuries to their hands and upper body, but had not been taken to hospital.
Fourteen people have been evacuated from the building and a cordon has been set up around the site.
The incident comes a day after a woman was slightly injured by a letter bomb in the Captia building in Victoria Street in central London.
Thames Valley Police said that they were aware of the incident in London, but said that it was too soon to speculate on any possible connection between the two incidents.
(KMcA)
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