{"id":60545,"date":"2026-06-30T02:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/monaco-parcel-bomb-blast-wounds-ukrainian-tycoon-suspected-attacker-flees-to-france\/30\/06\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T02:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:21:15","slug":"monaco-parcel-bomb-blast-wounds-ukrainian-tycoon-suspected-attacker-flees-to-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/monaco-parcel-bomb-blast-wounds-ukrainian-tycoon-suspected-attacker-flees-to-france\/30\/06\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Monaco parcel bomb blast wounds Ukrainian tycoon, suspected attacker flees to France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A parcel bomb blast wounded at least three people, including a Ukrainian tycoon, in Monaco on Monday, authorities said, in an unprecedented act that has rocked the normally safe European principality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A couple and a teenager were wounded in the explosion that struck around 9:00 pm local time in a residential building on a street along the border with France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A source close to the investigation who asked not to be named told the AFP news agency that one of those wounded was Ukrainian national Vadym Yermolaiev.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Monaco&#8217;s Prince Albert II described the incident as a &#8220;heinous crime&#8221; and &#8220;a shock to the entire Monegasque community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An aide to France&#8217;s Interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez said police were working &#8220;to find the perpetrator, who has fled.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A couple in their 50s or 60s suffered life-threatening injuries, while a 13-year-old suffered less serious injuries in the explosion, Monaco&#8217;s Minister of State Christophe Mirmand said, without disclosing their identities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span class=\"wdgt-image_capText\"> Police on the street of Monaco after a parcel bombing, 29 June, 2026 <\/span> <span class=\"wdgt-image_credit\"> &#8211; Screenshot from AP video 4669233 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said the teenager was &#8220;very likely related&#8221; to the pair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An AFP photographer at the scene saw a heavy police presence with access to the area cordoned off, while a helicopter circled overhead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Around 50 firefighters and 80 security personnel were deployed at the scene.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><strong>Bolts and buckshot<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Public prosecutor Stephane Thibault said a suspect had left a bag or package in the building&#8217;s lobby before leaving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nothing appeared for the moment to indicate why the building might have been targeted, he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Monaco\u2019s government said the &#8220;strong explosion&#8221; was caused by a &#8220;parcel bomb.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A suspect was seen on video surveillance fleeing towards the municipality of Beausoleil in France,&#8221; it wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mirmand said witnesses had provided information to identify the suspect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The explosive device apparently contained bolts and buckshot, Mirmand said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Emergency services treated four other people for shock and cuts from windows shattered in the blast, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This is the first time in history, to my knowledge, that such an act has taken place in the principality,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Yermolaiev, a multi-millionaire Monaco resident, has been subject to sanctions from Kyiv since December 2023, which Ukrainian security services reportedly said stemmed from his alcohol business activities in Russian-occupied Crimea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mirmand told a news conference late Monday that intelligences services were working to understand the victims&#8217; background and &#8220;determine if others might be facing specific threats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said the prosecutor would give another news briefing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/monaco-parcel-bomb-blast-wounds-053314924.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A parcel bomb blast wounded at least three people, including a Ukrainian tycoon, in Monaco on Monday, authorities said, in an unprecedented<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/monaco-parcel-bomb-blast-wounds-ukrainian-tycoon-suspected-attacker-flees-to-france\/30\/06\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/euronews_us_news_articles_566\/7bd506d936e48f3f8f82e8ab5720e3db","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60545"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60545\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}