Police in the tiny Mediterranean principality of Monaco are on the hunt for a suspect believed to have set off a homemade explosive device Monday evening, wounding three people, according to reports from French media outlets.
The explosion took place just before 9 p.m. local time. French newspaper Le Figaro reported that security camera footage showed a man placing a backpack near the entrance of a residential building shortly before the blast went off.
French television network BFM TV, citing Monaco’s prosecutor general, identified the device as a “parcel bomb.”
Eric Ciotti, the right-wing mayor of Nice — a French city located just across the border from Monaco — responded to the incident on social media platform X, writing: “The attack committed this evening is a tragedy for Monaco.”
A representative for Monaco’s police force declined to provide any comment on the incident.
Monaco is a small, tax-free nation situated along the French Riviera and is widely recognized as a destination for the ultra-wealthy, who are drawn to the area by its luxury lifestyle and favorable financial conditions.
