3 injured in Monaco after makeshift bomb explodes in street, police hunting for suspect

PARIS — Police in Monaco were hunting for a man ​suspected of detonating a makeshift ‌bomb that wounded three people on Monday, French media reported.

The blast ​occurred shortly before 9 p.m. French newspaper Le Figaro ⁠said video surveillance images showed ​a man dropping a backpack ​at the entrance of a residential building shortly before the explosion.

BFM TV described ​the explosive device as ​a “parcel bomb”, citing the principality’s prosecutor general.

Eric ‌Ciotti, ⁠the right-wing mayor of nearby Nice, across the border in France, said on X: “The attack ​committed this ​evening ⁠is a tragedy for Monaco.”

A spokesperson for the ​Monaco police declined to comment.

Monaco ​is ⁠a tax-free microstate on the French Riviera known as a ⁠haven ​for billionaires and ​their luxury yachts.