Girl seriously injured in explosion Geneva watch manufacturer calls on employees to exercise extreme caution
A girl was seriously injured by an exploding parcel in Geneva on Monday. The attack - like a similar incident in August - is said to have targeted employees of the Geneva-based luxury watch manufacturer Patek Philippe. The Office of the Attorney General is investigating.
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- An explosion in Geneva seriously injured a girl on Monday.
- According to media reports, the detonation is linked to a similar incident in August.
- Both attacks are said to have targeted two employees of the Geneva-based luxury watch manufacturer Patek Philippe.
- The company has urged its employees to exercise extreme caution.
An explosion in Geneva on Monday left a girl seriously injured. According to the "Tribune de Genève" and "24 Heures", the detonation is linked to a similar incident in August in which a father was injured. In one case it was a parcel, in the other a tampered garbage bag.
According to the newspapers, both attacks targeted two employees of the Geneva-based luxury watch manufacturer Patek Philippe: One of them a mechanical engineer, the other a movement designer. The company, which has hit the headlines in the past due to allegations of bullying and harassment, has urged its employees to exercise extreme caution.
According to local media, a parcel bomb was allegedly placed in a letterbox in a building. When it exploded, a girl of around twelve was seriously injured.
The Office of the Attorney General has taken over the investigation into the explosion in Grange Canal on Monday.