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Booby trapped backpack explodes injuring Ukrainian family walking in Monaco

It was described as an “attack” by Mayor of Nice Eric Ciotti. He wrote on X: “The attack carried out this evening is a tragedy that has hit Monaco. “Thoughts for the victims, their families, and the people of Monaco. “Total support for the security forces and emergency services mobilised.”

An explosion has rocked Monaco, injuring three people walking out of a building.

The victims are reportedly a Ukrainian couple and their 13-year-old son.

The two adults are in critical condition in a Monaco hospital.

CCTV allegedly shows a suspect dropping off bags shortly before the blast at around 10pm on Monday.

Monaco suspect
An image of a man running away from the bomb attack has been circulated through France

The explosion destroyed the entrance of the Cuomo Foundation a self-described philanthropic organisation.

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Cops said the victims were Ukrainian, with the suspect spotted fleeing towards the border with the nearby French town of Beausoleil.

It has not been declared a terrorist incident but the Mayor of Nice Eric Ciotti called it an attack.

A police officer stands guard next to a police car after setting up a security perimeter on a street following an explosion that occurred in a residential building in Monaco, near the border with France on June 29, 2026. Three people were injured two of them very seriously in the explosion of an explosive device in Monaco in the evening. The blast at a residential building was "very likely an attack", Monaco's Minister of State (head of government) told AFP. Public prosecutor said a suspect had left a bag or package in the building's lobby before leaving. Nothing appeared for the moment to indicate why the building might have been targeted, he said. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP via Getty Images)
A police officer stands guard next to a police car after in a residential building in Monaco (Picture: AFP)

He wrote on X: ‘The attack carried out this evening is a tragedy that has hit Monaco.

‘Thoughts for the victims, their families, and the people of Monaco.

‘Total support for the security forces and emergency services mobilised.’

‘This is likely an attack,’ Minister of State Christophe Mirmand, said later.

The explosive device likely contained bolts and shot, he added. ‘The police are currently gathering evidence.

‘This is the first time in history, to my knowledge, that such an act has occurred in the Principality, ‘ he added.

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