Overview
- A concealed explosive device detonated in the hall of a Monaco apartment building on June 29, injuring three people including oligarch Vadim Ermolaev, a woman whose condition remained unstable, and a 13‑year‑old boy who was treated and questioned.
- Published surveillance images released July 2 show a man repeatedly near the building in the days before the blast and arriving the morning of the attack to observe the site and deposit a package.
- Authorities say the suspect was filmed leaving toward the French border and taking the stairs to Beausoleil, and French and Monégasque police are coordinating searches to identify and arrest him.
- Monégasque prosecutors and Prince Albert II have called the incident a premeditated attempt on a high‑profile resident and condemned the attack as an odious crime that shocked the principality.
- The case raises security questions for Monaco because the principality’s small size and porous frontier with France can allow rapid cross‑border escape, and investigators are using phone records and camera footage to trace the suspect’s movements.