persistant apt-get error

[Paul Mackinney <paul@mackinney.net>]

For some time I get the following error in apt-get on a Testing system:

  apt-extracttemplates: error while loading shared libraries: \
  libapt-pkg-libc6.2-3-2.so.3.2: cannot open shared object file: \
  No such file or directory

I haven't found anything in the bug database. Anyone have a solution?
Should I report a bug?

Here's an apt-get  session that that shows the error
----apt-get session----
$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall gpm
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/146kB of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
apt-extracttemplates: error while loading shared libraries: libapt-pkg-libc6.2-3-2.so.3.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
(Reading database ... 75050 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace gpm 1.19.6-12.1 (using .../gpm_1.19.6-12.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement gpm ...
Setting up gpm (1.19.6-12.1) ...
Stopping mouse interface server: gpm.
Starting mouse interface server: gpm.

$
----end apt-get session----

TIA, PM
-- 
Paul Mackinney
paul@mackinney.net