In Monaco on the evening of June 29, an explosion occurred at the entrance to a residential building on Révérend-Père-Louis-Frolla street. According to the authorities of the principality, three people were injured, two of them are in serious condition.
The explosion occurred near 21:00 in the northern part of the principality, near the border with the French city of Beausoleil. The force of the detonation was such that it was heard several blocks away.
According to preliminary information, surveillance cameras recorded an unknown man at about 21:00 who left at the entrance to the building backpack and left the scene. After some time, people gathered near the entrance, then an explosion occurred.
The mayor of Nice, Eric Sciotti, classified the incident as a terrorist attack.
Monaco authorities classified the incident as a terrorist attack and began searching for the suspect. Police, forensic experts and explosives experts are on the scene.
According to AFP, the explosion injured three citizens of Ukraine. The injured included a man and a woman aged approximately 50–60 years, as well as a teenager.
The agency also reports that two victims are in serious condition. Previously, information appeared in the media that all three could be members of the same family, but there is no official confirmation of this yet.
There is also no official confirmation of a terrorist motive. While we are talking about the investigation of a deliberate explosion, versions of the possible causes, goals and connections of the suspect remain the subject of the investigation.
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