Bank boss bomb was 'operational'
Deutsche Bank's Josef Ackermann sent 'operational bomb'
German police investigating a suspicious item sent to Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt headquarters say initial findings show it was an "operational letter bomb".
The item was addressed to the bank's chief executive, Josef Ackermann.
"Local police, working with specialists, defused the explosive," Hesse state police said in a statement.
Staff at the bank intercepted the letter on Wednesday and alerted police after X-raying it.
"We cannot say anything at this point about the sender or any suspects," a police spokesman told German TV, AFP reports.
"There has been no claim of responsibility or information on a motive," he added.
US officials were reported on Wednesday as saying the package contained explosives and shrapnel.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has increased security around Deutsche Bank's US offices in New York.
The return address on the letter was that of European Central Bank, which has its headquarters close to those of Deutsche Bank in central Frankfurt, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne told AP.
Bank boss bomb was 'operational'
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