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Police hunt fugitive in Monaco after 3 wounded in ‘deliberate explosion’

Police hunt fugitive in Monaco after 3 wounded in ‘deliberate explosion’
South China Morning Post Monday 29 June 2026, 22:56 UTC By Agence France-Presse 1 min read
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Police hunt fugitive in Monaco after 3 wounded in ‘deliberate explosion’ Two of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, police said. One of the wounded is Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev, a source said Three people, including a teenager, were wounded on Monday in an explosion at a residential building in Monaco, which authorities described as a “deliberate” act. A source close to the investigations who asked not to be named told Agence France-Presse that one of those wounded was...

Police hunt fugitive in Monaco after 3 wounded in ‘deliberate explosion’ Two of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, police said. One of the wounded is Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev, a source said Three people, including a teenager, were wounded on Monday in an explosion at a residential building in Monaco, which authorities described as a “deliberate” act. A source close to the investigations who asked not to be named told Agence France-Presse that one of those wounded was a Ukrainian oligarch, Vadym Yermolaiev. The territory’s Minister of State Christophe Mirmand initially told Agence France-Presse the blast at a residential building appeared to be “an attack”, but later dropped that term, describing it as a “deliberate explosion”. An aide to France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said police were working “to find the perpetrator, who has fled”. The explosion struck at around 9pm local time in a residential building on a street along the border with France. Public prosecutor Stephane Thibault said a suspect had left a bag or package in the building’s lobby before leaving.
Monaco (LOCATION) Ukrainian (ORG) Vadym Yermolaiev (PERSON) Agence France-Presse (ORG) State (ORG) Christophe Mirmand (PERSON) France (LOCATION) Interior (ORG) Laurent Nunez (PERSON) Stephane Thibault (PERSON)
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