At least three people were injured in what authorities described as an intentional “attack”
At least three people were injured after a backpack bomb exploded outside a residential building in Monaco on Monday evening. A manhunt was launched after the blast, with the suspect still at large.
The blast occurred shortly before 9pm on Rue Révérend Père Louis Frolla, a street in the principality near the French border.
A suspect was allegedly caught on CCTV leaving a backpack near the entrance to the building just as several people were entering, before fleeing on foot toward Beausoleil, a French commune bordering Monaco.
At least three people were injured, two of them seriously, while a third sustained minor injuries. Police sources cited by BFMTV said the victims were of “Ukrainian and Russian origin.”
Meanwhile, Le Figaro claimed that the victims were all members of the same family, one of whom is “potentially a Ukrainian oligarch.” The parents, aged between 50 and 60, are reportedly in critical condition, while their 13-year-old son is in stable condition.
🇲🇨 ALERTE - Attentat à la bombe ce soir à #Monaco, près de la place des Moulins. Plusieurs victimes.
— Infos Françaises (@InfosFrancaises) June 29, 2026
De nombreux secours convergent sur les lieux.
Un suspect est activement recherché, il a été aperçu sur les caméras de vidéosurveillance en train de déposer un sac à dos. pic.twitter.com/dko4LYev8J
The explosion was powerful enough to be heard several blocks away. Emergency services rushed to the scene, with five vehicles and 14 firefighters from the Alpes-Maritimes department called in as reinforcements, according to SDIS 06.
🇲🇨 ATTENTAT À MONACO : Au moins trois blessés dont deux graves. Le plan rouge a été déclenché. Des sapeurs-pompiers des Alpes-Maritimes ont été appelés en renfort. https://t.co/hv3j2mTur8 pic.twitter.com/GOW0fG8tg3
— Infos Françaises (@InfosFrancaises) June 29, 2026
Monaco authorities also activated the “red plan,” an emergency response protocol used in the event of a sudden incident causing multiple casualties.
Eric Ciotti, the mayor of neighboring Nice, described the incident as an “attack.”
“The attack carried out this evening is a tragedy that strikes Monaco,” Ciotti wrote in a post on X. “Thoughts for the victims, their families, and the people of Monaco. Total support for the security forces and emergency services mobilized.”
Monaco’s Minister of State Christophe Mirmand told AFP that the explosive device likely contained bolts and shot, adding that police were still gathering evidence. He indicated that investigators were treating the blast as a likely terrorist attack, according to local media.
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