Molotov cocktails had been thrown at Russia’s consulate in Marseille on Monday, in what Moscow stated had ‘all of the hallmarks of a terror assault’.
Three projectiles had been thrown on the perimeter wall of the constructing within the southern French port metropolis, two of which exploded, Marseille police stated. The plastic bottles landed within the consulate’s backyard.
Russia’s consul basic Stanislav Oranskiy stated on Monday there was a blast contained in the premises. The suspect fled and an investigation has been launched.
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French authorities stated nobody was. injured (@nexta_tv/X)
The French inside ministry has stated there have been no casualties from the blast and all workers and the Russian consul had been unhurt.
A bomb disposal professional was referred to as to the scene and 38 firefighters attended. Moscow has demanded a full French investigation.
“The explosions on the territory of the Russian Consulate Basic in Marseille have all of the hallmarks of a terrorist assault,” Overseas Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated. “We demand (from France) exhaustive and immediate measures to analyze, in addition to steps to strengthen the safety of Russian international missions.”
A suspect fled the scene and French authorities proceed to analyze (AFP through Getty Pictures)
The incident within the southern French metropolis occurred on the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada had been in Ukraine’s capital Monday to mark the anniversary of the invasion.
The guests, together with European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau had been set to attend anniversary occasions and talk about supporting Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
It comes as US president Donald Trump is pushing for a fast deal to finish the conflict in Ukraine, alarming Washington’s European allies by leaving them and Kyiv out of preliminary talks. He has additionally falsely blamed Ukraine for Russia’s 2022 invasion.