Monaco police search for suspect after explosion injures three, including Ukrainian oligarch
Monaco’s Minister of State Christophe Mirmand said the bomb likely contained bolts and other material meant to turn it into an anti-personnel device. One of the wounded, and the likely target, was oligarch Vadim Ermolaev, one of Ukraine’s richest men. A woman in her 50s or 60s, described as Ermolaev’s “partner,” and a 13-year-old boy were also injured.
- ▪Monaco’s Minister of State Christophe Mirmand said the bomb likely contained bolts and other material meant to turn it into an anti-personnel device.
- ▪One of the wounded, and the likely target, was oligarch Vadim Ermolaev, one of Ukraine’s richest men.
- ▪A woman in her 50s or 60s, described as Ermolaev’s “partner,” and a 13-year-old boy were also injured.
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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.Shortly before 9 p.m. local time, the wealthy, quiet city-state was rocked by the detonation of a bomb concealed in a backpack. Monaco’s Minister of State Christophe Mirmand said the bomb likely contained bolts and other material meant to turn it into an anti-personnel device. One of the wounded, and the likely target, was oligarch Vadim Ermolaev, one of Ukraine’s richest men. A woman in her 50s or 60s, described as Ermolaev’s “partner,” and a 13-year-old boy were also injured. The boy’s injuries were described as less severe, while Ermolaev and the woman are in critical condition.
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