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 has disclosed.
Postal workers called the police after intercepting the envelope overnight in the small town of Peschiera Borromeo.
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Police told reporters that the envelope, which was reportedly sent from France, was addressed to ‘The Pope, Vatican City, St Peter’s Square’.
A Vatican spokesperson had no immediate comment.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK