Suspect identified in Monaco parcel bombing
A suspect has been identified in the investigation into a package bomb that seriously injured a sanctioned Ukrainian multimillionaire and two others in Monaco.
The Monaco prosecutor’s office announced that an arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect, who is said to be a foreign national and no longer in Monaco. They added that Interpol’s red notice has also been issued.
The package left at the entrance of an apartment building exploded shortly after on Monday evening.
No detailed information was given about the suspect. CCTV cameras captured a figure wearing a dark hat, and French media reported that this person was a Ukrainian woman in her 30s.
Monaco prosecutor Stéphane Thibault had no comment on the French reports but was expected to provide more details later Friday.
After the explosion in an apartment building near Monaco’s border with France, a suspect was seen running away towards the commune of Beausoleil in France. Authorities in the principality said the incident was being investigated as attempted murder, not a terrorist attack.
The prosecutor thanked the Monaco and French police for their cooperation, which made it possible “to identify the person suspected of carrying out the attack, especially in a short time.”
“An arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect, who will be the subject of an Interpol Red Notice as of this evening,” the Monaco prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Thursday night. he said.
