Backpack-bomb explosion rocks Monaco (VIDEOS)
Posted on: Jun 30, 2026 02:55 IST | Posted by: Rt
< warm>At to the lowest degree triad people were injured after a pack bomb exploded outside a residential building in Monaco on Monday evening. A manhunt was launched after the blast, with the suspect still at large.
The blast occurred shortly before 9pm on Rue Révérend-Père-Louis-Frolla, a street in the principality near the French border.
A suspect was allegedly caught on CCTV leaving a backpack near the entrance to the building just as several people were entering, before fleeing on foot toward Beausoleil, a French commune bordering Monaco.
At least three people were injured, two of them seriously, while a third sustained minor injuries. Police sources cited by BFMTV and other outlets said the victims were of “Ukrainian and Russian origin.”
🇲🇨 ALERTE - Attentat à la bombe ce soir à #Monaco, près de la place des Moulins. Plusieurs victimes.
De nombreux secours convergent sur les lieux.
Un suspect est activement recherché, il a été aperçu sur les caméras de vidéosurveillance en train de déposer un sac à dos. pic.twitter.com/dko4LYev8J
The explosion was powerful enough to be heard several blocks away. Emergency services rushed to the scene, with five vehicles and 14 firefighters from the Alpes-Maritimes department called in as reinforcements, according to SDIS 06.
🇲🇨 ATTENTAT À MONACO : Au moins trois blessés dont deux graves. Le plan rouge a été déclenché. Des sapeurs-pompiers des Alpes-Maritimes ont été appelés en renfort. https://t.co/hv3j2mTur8pic.twitter.com/GOW0fG8tg3
Monaco authorities also activated the “red plan,” an emergency response protocol used in the event of a sudden incident causing multiple casualties.
Eric Ciotti, the mayor of neighboring Nice, described the incident as an “attack.”
“The attack carried out this evening is a tragedy that strikes Monaco,” Ciotti wrote in a post on X. “Thoughts for the victims, their families, and the people of Monaco. Total support for the security forces and emergency services mobilized.”
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