Parcel bomb injures three in Monaco, police launch cross‑border manhunt
A parcel bomb exploded in a residential building in Monaco on the evening of 29 June, injuring businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner and their 13‑year‑old child. Police are searching for the suspect in France and possibly Italy.
A parcel bomb detonated on the evening of 29 June at a residential building in Monaco between Boulevard d’Italie and Rue du Reverend Père Louis Frolla near the border with France, injuring three people: Ukrainian‑born businessman Vadym Yermolaiev, his partner (or wife), and their 13‑year‑old child.
Police have opened a manhunt for the suspect who placed the device. According to english.nv.ua, the suspect was seen fleeing toward the French border on foot, wearing beige pants, a black shirt and a black bucket hat. Reported by gdelt, dozens of officers, two helicopters and about 30 gendarmes have been deployed to search neighboring France, and the investigation may also extend to Italy.
Legal characterisations of the incident differ. Prosecutors said the incident was likely a terrorist act, though they urged caution in assigning a legal classification (english.nv.ua). In contrast, france24 reported that the explosion is being treated as an attempted murder.
The explosive device was a parcel bomb that contained bolts and shot (english.nv.ua). Vadym Yermolaiev is a Ukrainian‑born businessman, a permanent resident of Monaco with Cypriot nationality, and he is sanctioned by Kyiv for his business dealings in Russian‑annexed Crimea.
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