Two French citizens detained over Marseille consulate attack
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Two suspects were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the explosion at the Russian consulate in Marseille.
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Bomb-squad officers prepare a demining robot in front of the Russian consulate in Marseille after improvised explosive devices were thrown, on February 24, 2025. (AFP)
Russian Consul General Stanislav Oransky confirmed that two French citizens have been arrested in connection with the terrorist attack on the Russian consulate in Marseille on Monday.
"I got a phone call from the police prefecture yesterday evening that both suspects had been detained at a pro-Ukraine rally in the city center... This morning, news came that they are both French nationals," he told the Rossiya-24 TV channel.
Molotov cocktail attack on Russian Consulate General in Marseille footage surfaces
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The suspect can be seen throwing the explosives over the fence and running away https://t.co/djarvkdpOK pic.twitter.com/t6x6LA2V8u
Reports from French media, citing police, reveal that two explosive devices were hurled onto the grounds of the Russian Consulate General in Marseille, with one exploding.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry has swiftly called on France to bolster security protections in response. pic.twitter.com/cdF753aOaz
The Marseille prosecutor's office confirmed the detention of two adults but provided no further details. According to regional newspaper La Provence, the suspects were identified during a pro-Ukraine protest on Monday evening.
On Monday, three projectiles were thrown over the perimeter wall of Russia’s consulate in Marseille, France, two of which exploded, according to Marseille police.
The incendiary devices were thrown into the consulate’s garden, and investigators promptly began analyzing the contents of the three soda bottles used as projectiles.
