Monaco police search for suspect after explosion injures three
Three Ukrainian nationals, including a Ukrainian oligarch, were injured after an explosive device detonated in a residential building, in what officials have described as Monaco’s first-ever terrorist attack.
TL;DR
- An explosive device detonated in a Monaco residential building, injuring three Ukrainian nationals.
- Oligarch Vadim Ermolaev, his partner, and a 13-year-old boy were injured; Ermolaev and the woman are in critical condition.
- Monaco's Minister of State described the incident as likely the principality's first terrorist attack.
- Prince Albert II condemned the "criminal explosion" and vowed unity and determination in the face of violence.
- Security footage captured an alleged attempted assassin fleeing the scene, prompting a manhunt and border closures.
- Ermolaev has a complex history with Ukraine, having fled to Monaco after re-registering his companies with Russia post-annexation of Crimea.