Paris, August 06: French authorities have intercepted a threatening letter containing a large calibre hunting bullet addressed to President Nicolas Sarkozy, officials said on Wednesday.
The threat appears to be the latest in a series of such warnings sent to Right-wing personalities in recent years, apparently by a lone Left-wing extremist or a group, according to investigators.
In the letter, the author warns what he calls the “old guard” in Sarkozy’s ruling UMP party that an “accident” might befall them.
The writer has demanded a halt to France’s expulsion of illegal immigrants and the release from prison of Jean-Marc Rouillan, the leader of the armed leftist group Action Directe, among others.
–Agencies