Bomb kills man in Brittany

Paris - A parcel bomb posted in August exploded in a municipal office in France's western region of Brittany yesterday, killing…

Paris - A parcel bomb posted in August exploded in a municipal office in France's western region of Brittany yesterday, killing a man, police said.

The 35-year-old town employee in the seaside resort of La Baule was beheaded by the explosion as he tried to open the package, which had lain on a shelf in the building since the summer, police said.

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