Overview
- The blast struck Le Constellation around 1:30 a.m. during New Year’s festivities, with well over 100 people inside a venue licensed for up to about 400.
- An initial official toll cited at least 10 dead and 10 injured, while local media and hospital sources report much higher numbers — up to roughly 40 dead and about 100 injured — which remain unconfirmed.
- Prosecutors say an attack can be ruled out as investigators examine the origin of the explosion, with local reports pointing to possible pyrotechnics that authorities have not verified.
- Firefighters, ambulances and Air-Glaciers helicopters were deployed, the district has been cordoned off with a no-fly zone, and rescue and forensic operations are ongoing.
- Authorities say some victims are foreign nationals; Italy’s foreign ministry is assisting, a family center is operating at the Le Régent conference hall, and a police helpline is available at +41 84 811 21 17.