Vienna suffers 10th letter bomb
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A letter bomb exploded in a Vienna lawyer's office, seriously wounding a secretary in the face and hand. She was taken to hospital and underwent surgery. It was the 10th such device in a wave of postal terror possibly linked to growing anti-foreigner sentiment, AP reports from Vienna.
Vienna's popular mayor, Helmut Zilk, lost at least two fingers when a postal bomb blew up in his hands on Sunday night at his home. Austrian leaders denounced the attacks and called for vigilance and political restraint.
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