Pristina - Seven people were injured, two seriously, when a booby trap exploded Saturday in the centre of Pristina, United Nations police said. None of the injuries was considered life threatening. Doctors said one victim's eyesight was seriously threatened. The explosion happened at the offices of a local business, Viola Travel Agency, close to the German Micro Enterprise Bank, at 9.20 when an employee entering the premises activated a booby-trap. "A female employee was in the process of opening the business for the day when the explosion took place" said Jack Krauss, spokespersonfor UN Police in Pristina. Andrea Angeli, a spokesperson for the U.N. Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) said the device "was a booby trap, a Yugoslav-made hand grenade".
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