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Mon, February 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM UTC
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Members of the Marseille Marine Fire Brigade Battalion (Marins-Pompiers de Marseille) arrive with a demining robot outside the Russian consulate in Marseille after three improvised explosive devices were thrown. No one was injured and only two of the three devices detonated in the attack on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a police source said. Miguel Medina/AFP/dpa
Three explosive devices were thrown against the wall of the Russian consulate in the French city of Marseille with two exploding, police said on Monday.
Nobody was injured in the incident, which occurred on the third anniversary of the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The perpetrator fled after the attack and police were unable to provide further details about the explosive devices. They said nothing about a possible motive.
The Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow called on the French authorities to fully investigate the explosion. There were indications of a terrorist attack, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
France must also take steps to improve the security of Russian diplomatic missions abroad, she added.
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