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A letter bomb exploded at the office of a Swiss nuclear industry lobbying group on Thursday, slightly injuring two employees, a police spokesman said.
The letter bomb exploded at the fourth floor office of Swissnuclear in the northern town of Olten at 7.:45 local time as personnel were opening the mail, Andreas Mock, a spokesman for the local police said. Mr. Mock said that a woman employee suffered injuries to her hands and arms and another employee complained of hearing problems as a result of the explosion.
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast, Mr. Mock said.
Controversy in Switzerland over nuclear power has increased since the crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station resulting from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Switzerland operates five nuclear power stations but Japan’s nuclear disaster prompted Swiss Energy Minister Doris Leuthard to suspend requests to build two new plants and to order a review of safety at the existing Swiss plants.
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