Monaco bombing was ‘attempted assassination’, not terror attack, say prosecutors – Europe live

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Monaco authorities are investigating an attempted assassination involving a parcel bomb detonated in a residential lobby, injuring a Ukrainian-born business tycoon Vadym Iermolaiev, his wife, and their child. Officials ruled out terrorism, focusing on identifying the suspect of this unprecedented attack in Monaco.

Authorities are still searching to identify the suspect of an alleged assassination attempt of a Ukrainian business tycoon Police in Monaco are searching for a suspected bomber after a Ukrainian-born business tycoon, his wife and their child were injured in an unprecedented attack that has shaken the normally ultra-safe principality. Monaco prosecutor said this morning that the investigation was opened into an attempted assassination, after a terrorist attack was ruled out through early inquiries. The Monaco government said a suspect had left a parcel bomb in the lobby of a residential building that exploded shortly before 9pm on Monday, causing what officials described as a “powerful explosion”. French media identified the victims as Vadym Iermolaiev, his wife and their 13-year-old child. Iermolaiev and his wife had been taken to hospital with serious injuries, while their child was also wounded, French authorities said. Continue reading...