Overview
- A powerful explosion struck the entrance lobby of a residential building on Monday night, injuring three people and damaging the doorway, according to Monaco authorities.
- Monaco's government said the device was deliberate and likely contained bolts and other shrapnel intended to increase harm, prompting an immediate emergency response.
- Two adults are in critical or life-threatening condition and a 13-year-old suffered less serious injuries, with the wounded taken to hospitals in Monaco and nearby Nice.
- CCTV captured a man placing a backpack in the lobby and then fleeing on foot toward the French border, and Monaco and French police are conducting an active cross-border search.
- Multiple media outlets and an unnamed investigative source have reported that Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev was among the wounded, but Monaco officials have not formally confirmed identities and the motive remains under investigation.