Police Foil Letter Bomb Sent to Europol Chief

Police said they intercepted a letter bomb sent to the director of the international police agency Europol in the Netherlands and a possible explosive sent to the head of the European Central Bank in Germany.

The discoveries came a day after a package bomb burst into flames in the Bologna, Italy, home of European Commission President Romano Prodi, who was not injured.

Officials said it seemed likely that the letter bomb and Prodi blast were related. The letter sent to Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet was postmarked from Bologna, but officials would not say whether they believed it was connected.