Police hunt fugitive after blast in Monaco wounds three, French media reports

PARIS, June 29 – 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. (1900 GMT). 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. REUTERS