The package, which was delivered by a man who never removed his motorcycle helmet, was addressed to one of the firm's partners. Not only was the partner seriously wounded, but his secretary, who opened the package, was also killed.
Another possible reason for the bombing is that the law firm of France's current president, Nicolas Sarkozy, once resided inside the building; however, soon after the bomb exploded, officials ruled this out. Jacquard also ruled out the possibility that the bomb was intended to blow up another office in the building, which funds a Holocaust memorial.
"What would the point being made have been — that the bomb blew up near a Jewish organization that went untouched? Never rule anything out, but at this point, I'd look at the client and cases the law office handled. That seems to be where this probably came from."
On Friday Paris police arrested a 45-year-old architect who had, according to the Associated Press, "allegedly harassed a lawyer at the firm two years ago."
Michele Alliot-Marie, the French interior minister, said that she "condemns with the greatest severity this cowardly and hateful act."
