He probably escaped the worst. Just a week ago, a resident living in a suburban district of Besançon (Doubs) discovered a parcel bomb in his letterbox, reports Eastern Republican. A parcel franked with stamps in francs and not canceled. Opening the package, the 47-year-old man saw glass vials, an aerosol bottle, all connected by electric wires …
Called to the rescue, the deminers were able to defuse the device which indeed contained an explosive charge: ammonium, specify our colleagues, an explosive substance used during the First World War. The 29 vials were filled with a flammable liquid but fortunately, the device supposed to explode when the package was opened malfunctioned. The scientific police are investigating.