January 17, 2026

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Explosion in the French Marseille near the Russian Consulate


30 firefighters and police officers were sent to the scene of the Russian Consulate in Marseille.

About the incident reports BFM TV. On Monday, February 24, shortly before 8 in the morning, two bottles of incendiary mixture were thrown into the Russian consulate in Marseille, a police source told BFM Marseille Provence, confirming the media information about the explosion. Both containers fell into the garden of a diplomatic building without causing damage. There are no victims.

The consulate is located on Avenue Ambroes Para in the 8th District. Many consulates are concentrated there, including Egypt, Tunisia, Armenia, San Tome and Principi.

At the scene are firefighters and police officers.



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