Three incendiary projectiles were hurled over the perimeter wall of Russia’s consulate in Marseille, France, on Monday, with two detonating upon impact, police confirmed. The attack targeted the consulate’s gardens in France’s second-largest city, prompting investigators to analyze the contents of the soda bottles used in the assault.
Moscow swiftly condemned the incident, labeling it a potential act of terrorism. The Kremlin announced it was pressuring France for heightened security measures, while Russia’s Foreign Ministry demanded a full-scale investigation, as reported by state news agency TASS.
Marseille police confirmed that no injuries occurred, though consulate staff were briefly confined indoors as bomb disposal units secured the area. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova asserted that the explosions bore “all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack.”
The attack coincided with the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, intensifying diplomatic tensions between Moscow and Paris.
Source: Swifteradio.com
