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Monaco bombing suspect flees to France as police probe attempted murder

Members of a bomb disposal team work at the entrance of the residential building in Monaco where the explosive device went off.
Members of a bomb disposal team work at the entrance of the residential building in Monaco where the explosive device went off on the evening of June 29, 2026. © Valery Hache, AFP

Police in Monaco and France launched a manhunt for a suspected bomber on Tuesday after three people were wounded by an explosion in the wealthy principality, including Ukrainian-born oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev. The attack was being investigated as attempted murder, but not being considered terrorism act.

Police on Tuesday were searching for the suspect behind a parcel bomb that wounded a businessman of Ukrainian origin and two others in Monaco, after the unprecedented attack rocked the super-safe principality.

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