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Italian police seize envelope with bullets sent to Pope
Pope Francis leads Angelus prayer from his window overlooking St.Peter's Square at the Vatican, August 8, 2021. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
An envelope addressed to Pope Francis containing three pistol bullets has been seized in a mail sorting facility close to the northern Italian city of Milan, police said on Monday (9 August), write Angelo Amante and Philip Pullella, Reuters.
Postal workers called the police after intercepting the envelope overnight in the small town of Peschiera Borromeo.
Police told Reuters the envelope, sent from France, was addressed to "The Pope, Vatican City, St Peter's Square".
A Vatican spokesperson had no immediate comment.
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