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Sky News has learned that a bullet was sent to the leader of Scotland's Catholics before the Pope visited the UK last year.
It was sent to Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, who lives in the Scottish capital.
It is not known, at this stage, whether or not the bullet reached its intended destination or if it was handled by the Cardinal himself.
Sky News understands it was sent immediately prior to the Papal visit last September.
It follows the revelation that a nail bomber has sent several potentially lethal devices to prominent people connected with Celtic Football Club in Glasgow - including manager Neil Lennon.
Police are likely to include the bullet in their investigation into the nail bombs because they have found similarities that may link the two.
In January this year, Mr Lennon and two Northern Irish Celtic players, Niall McGinn and Paddy McCourt, were sent bullets in the post from Northern Ireland.
Cardinal O'Brien is one of the figures who have been warned to be vigilant for suspicious items coming through the post since the nail bombs were sent.
The Cardinal met Pope Benedict XVI as he disembarked from the plane at Edinburgh Airport on September 16, at the start of his tour of the UK.
The pair met the Queen at Holyrood Palace before travelling in a parade along Edinburgh's Princes Street and then on to Glasgow's Bellahouston Park where they celebrated Mass with a crowd of several thousand people.
Cardinal O'Brien is the leader of Roman Catholics in Scotland and heads its Conference of Bishops.
He is an outspoken figure who frequently enters into public debate.
Only last week, he described Britain's nuclear weapons programme as "shameful" as he urged the Government to give it up.
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