Police hunt for suspect after three wounded in Monaco blast

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Police are searching for a suspect following a deliberate explosion at a residential building in Monaco on Monday evening. Three people were injured, including a teenager, with a couple in their 50s or 60s sustaining life-threatening injuries. Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev, a Monaco resident subject to Kyiv's sanctions, was reportedly among the wounded. The explosive device contained bolts and buckshot. Monaco's Minister of State described the incident as a "deliberate explosion," noting it was the first of its kind in the principality's history. Authorities in Monaco and neighboring France are involved in the hunt for the suspect.

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The blast is described as a 'deliberate explosion' and the first of its kind in the principality.

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Three people were injured in an explosion at a residential building in Monaco.

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Vadym Yermolaiev has been subject to sanctions from Kyiv since December 2023.

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A couple in their 50s or 60s suffered life-threatening conditions, and a 13-year-old suffered less serious injuries.

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Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev was among those wounded.

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Ukrainian oligarch reported to be among injured in explosion at residential building in the Mediterranean principality.Police in Monaco and neighbouring France are hunting for a man suspected of detonating a makeshift bomb in the centre of the wealthy Mediterranean principality, which seriously injured several people, officials said.Three people, including a teenager, were hurt in the explosion that struck at about 9pm local time (19:00 GMT) on Monday in a residential building in Monaco, according to authorities in the micro-state on the French Riviera, known as a haven for billionaires and their luxury yachts.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Keiko Fujimori leads in Peruvian presidential race as vote count concludeslist 2 of 4Migrants in South Africa fear violence ahead of June 30 deadlinelist 3 of 4Marco Rubio meets Libyan commander as US pushes to resolve Libya crisislist 4 of 4Paraguay shock Germany in shootout win for one of all-time World Cup upsetsend of listAccording to the AFP news agency, Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev was one of those wounded.Monaco’s Minister of State Christophe Mirmand initially told AFP that the blast appeared to be “an attack”, but later dropped the term, describing it as a “deliberate explosion”.A couple in their 50s or 60s suffered life-threatening conditions, while a 13-year-old who was “very likely related to the couple” suffered less serious injuries, Mirmand said, without disclosing their identities.The explosive device apparently contained bolts and buckshot, Mirmand said.“This is the first time in history, to my knowledge, that such an act has taken place in the principality,” he said.A source close to the investigation who asked not to be named told AFP that one of those wounded was Yermolaiev.Yermolaiev, a multimillionaire Monaco resident, has been subject to sanctions from Kyiv since December 2023, which Ukrainian security services reportedly said stemmed from his alcohol business activity in Russian-occupied Crimea.

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