Sarkozy, mayor receive death threats

French Prez Nicolas Sarkozy has filed a complaint against unidentified people after a letter containing death threats against him and another politician was sent to the city hall of the southern city of Beziers, the daily Midi Libre reported.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has filed a complaint against unidentified people after a letter containing death threats against him and another politician was sent to the city hall of the southern city of Beziers, the daily Midi Libre reported on Tuesday.

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"This is a normal procedure," Sarkozy's office said after the letter threatening the lives of the French president and Beziers Mayor Raymond Couderc, and containing a 38-mm bullet, was delivered Feb 9.

The police are examining Couderc's agenda and comparing the letter with a similar one, sent in 2007 and threatening another mayor in the region, the daily reported.