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Second mail bomb attack against Patek Philippe employee, three months after first.
On Monday a 12-year-old girl was severely injured by a mail bomb addressed to her father, a Patek Philippe employee. The bomb was concealed in a milk carton. She is out of surgery (which lasted 6 hours) and as far as I know, will survive (1). Another employee was injured back in August when a bomb left in a garbage bag outside his door exploded. He also survived, but his leg was badly damaged (2). Both employees were in technical roles, working with movements (3). The bombings are being investigated by the Swiss AG’s office, which has jurisdiction over federal crimes.
Patek Philippe has reportedly received mail bombs in the past, along with threats of direct attacks on employees (4). Le Temps and 20Min allude to the events of 2021--a sensitive topic I won't discuss here. The image is from source one, showing the lobby of the apparent building after the explosion. The company sent a memo to employees the following day, saying that “mesures de renforcement” were being taken at Plan-les-Outes, and told employees to keep their heads down (3). The sixteen hundred employees at Plan-les-Outes seem to know no more than we do, 20Mins talked to several who felt shocked, but not scared. (5)
All sources are in French.
Second mail bomb attack against Patek Philippe employee, three months after first.
On Monday a 12-year-old girl was severely injured by a mail bomb addressed to her father, a Patek Philippe employee. The bomb was concealed in a milk carton. She is out of surgery (which lasted 6 hours) and as far as I know, will survive (1). Another empl...
Spare us this embarrassing joke. This is not instagram. Please show appropriate respect. This is a real tragedy now involving an innocent child.
I hope for the very best recovery for the young girl and that this insane crime will be solved by police quickly.
This is really unimaginable; yet it
happened. A very sad state of affairs that this type of destruction occurs in this world. I pray for her quick and complete recovery. 🙏🏻 All the more reason we need to spread more love.
Terrible. And I especially hope the young girl is okay. Poor child and what a heinous crime.
I wonder what has motivated these bombings?
I’m very sorry to hear this.
I hope the little girl can make a full recovery and I wish fortitude for the parents of this little girl, they must be devastated. The police should catch the person(s) who performed this heinous attack at once, this is unacceptable.
Gentlemen, and ladies, it is a sad world we are living in in today's
times. This is completely senseless. I will admit I am a bit scared when out in public, one wrong look, bump or comment to someone can trigger a violent reaction from them. Stay vigilent my friends.
How awful!
Hope this child recovers quickly and as well as possible. What kind of a lunatic would do this.
Sad news and hope for speedy recovery to the ones affected directly and indirectly;
Sincerely hope that this terror will end ASAP and justice be served.
