Monaco and French police are searching for a man suspected of detonating an improvised explosive device in central Monaco on Monday night, wounding several people. Monaco's Minister of State Christophe Mirmand said two of the wounded are in life-threatening condition, calling it an unprecedented incident in the principality.
The explosion in Monaco, first reported by The Zioneer around midnight as an incident injuring three Ukrainians, is now confirmed by Monaco's Minister of State as an improvised explosive device. Mirmand stated that the detonation occurred in the center of the principality Monday evening, wounded several people — two of them critically — and that he has never seen such an event in Monaco. Police from Monaco and France are conducting a manhunt for the suspect. The first bulletin from 00:23 Jerusalem reported three injured and a suspected bomber; this official statement from the minister adds the device's nature, a higher casualty count, and the unprecedented framing. The earlier article reported that a bag detonated near a building. The identity of the suspect and a precise motive remain unknown. The wounded were earlier described as three Ukrainians by local police; subsequent reports named Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolaiev as one of the wounded, but that connection has not been reconfirmed in this batch.
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