Explosive projectiles thrown into Russian consulate grounds in France

Moscow calls it an act of terror and demands a full French investigation

20250224 Russian consulate in Marseille

French firefighters and rescue forces at the entrance of the Russian consulate in Marseille after the consul general confirmed there had been an explosion. © Reuters

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) -- Three projectiles were thrown over the perimeter wall of Russia's consulate in the southern French port city of Marseille on Monday, two of which exploded, Marseille police said.

The incendiary devices were thrown into the gardens of the consulate in France's second-largest city by population. Investigators were analyzing the contents of the three soda bottles that were used as projectiles.

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