Explosion in Monaco injures 3 including Ukrainian tycoon, and suspected attacker flees to France
Authorities say a parcel bomb injured a Ukrainian oligarch and two family members, and police are searching for a suspect who fled into France.
- A deliberate parcel bomb explosion inside a Monaco residential building left three people injured, striking an upscale area right along the French border.
- Investigators identified Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev as one of the adult victims who sustained life-threatening injuries alongside his partner.
- A 13-year-old girl, believed to be a relative of the couple, was also hurt in the blast but suffered less severe injuries.
- Authorities reported that the unidentified suspect dropped off a backpack or package rigged with bolts and buckshot in the building's lobby shortly before the detonation.
- Local and French law enforcement have launched a joint manhunt for the perpetrator, who fled the scene into neighboring France immediately after the attack.
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