{"id":7281,"date":"2026-06-30T02:45:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T02:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/cctv-of-suspect-fleeing-released-after-explosion-injures-three-in-monaco\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T02:45:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T02:45:44","slug":"cctv-of-suspect-fleeing-released-after-explosion-injures-three-in-monaco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/cctv-of-suspect-fleeing-released-after-explosion-injures-three-in-monaco\/","title":{"rendered":"CCTV of suspect fleeing released after explosion injures three in Monaco"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_dce647\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">A man was seen fleeing on foot after a makeshift bomb exploded in Monaco, injuring three people including Ukrainian oligarch Vadim Ermolaev, with two victims in critical condition in what is believed to be a targeted attack<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37364703\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CCTV footage shows suspect flee by foot after horror attack in Monaco\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364703.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_CCTV-footage-shows-suspect-flee-by-foot-after-horror-attack-in-Monaco.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364703.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_CCTV-footage-shows-suspect-flee-by-foot-after-horror-attack-in-Monaco.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364703.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_CCTV-footage-shows-suspect-flee-by-foot-after-horror-attack-in-Monaco.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364703.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_CCTV-footage-shows-suspect-flee-by-foot-after-horror-attack-in-Monaco.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"CCTV footage shows suspect flee by foot after horror attack in Monaco\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">CCTV footage shows suspect flee by foot after horror attack in Monaco<cite aria-label=\"Image: CCTV\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: CCTV)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A devastating explosion in Monaco has sparked a police manhunt after a man escaped on foot following the detonation of a homemade bomb that left three people wounded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The blast occurred in the popular tourist destination, <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/monaco-explosion-backpack-police-live-37364354\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Rue Reverend-Pere-Louis-Frolla<\/a> at approximately 9pm on Monday evening, June 29.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/luke-thompson-punch-death-video-37348863\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">CCTV footage captures <\/a>a man wearing a black bucket hat and jumper abandoning a rucksack in the entrance hall of a residential building before leaving the area rapidly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/monaco-ukrainian-billionaire-oligarch-explosion-37364570\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Two of those hurt are in a critical condition<\/a>, according to Monaco public prosecutor general, Thibault St\u00e9phane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One of those injured has been identified locally as Ukrainian oligarch Vadim Ermolaev.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 58 year old ranks amongst Ukraine&#8217;s richest individuals, amassing his wealth as a property developer before departing the nation with his family.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37364704\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37364704\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MONACO-FRANCE-EXPLOSION-POLICE\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364704.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_MONACO-FRANCE-EXPLOSION-POLICE.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364704.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_MONACO-FRANCE-EXPLOSION-POLICE.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364704.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_MONACO-FRANCE-EXPLOSION-POLICE.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364704.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_MONACO-FRANCE-EXPLOSION-POLICE.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Police have launched a manhunt following the attack\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police have launched a manhunt following the attack<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In 2019 Ermolaev obtained citizenship of Cyprus, and in December 2023 <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/ukraine\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Ukraine<\/a> placed sanctions on him, including asset restrictions, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It is understood his wife also sustained injuries in the &#8216;targeted attack&#8217; along with a teenager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The two adults were transported to the Pasteur Hospital in Nice for treatment with the younger casualty treated at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Mon\u00e9gasque government has declared that the incident is &#8220;a malicious act&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Monaco&#8217;s Minister of State (head of government), Christophe Mirmand, told AFP that the explosive device likely contained bolts and shot. &#8220;The police are currently investigating. This is the first time in history, to my knowledge, that such an act has occurred in the Principality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The suspect crossed the border into France on foot and was identified via video surveillance in Monaco and the neighbouring French town of Beausoleil, Mr Mirmand said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A significant police presence has been deployed in the area following the incident, as authorities launch a manhunt for the suspect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It is understood that he was heading towards the nearby French border.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37364705\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37364705\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.8\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vadim Ermolaev\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364705.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Vadim-Ermolaev.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364705.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Vadim-Ermolaev.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364705.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Vadim-Ermolaev.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364705.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Vadim-Ermolaev.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Vadim Ermolaev, 58, has been named locally as one of the victims\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Vadim Ermolaev, 58, has been named locally as one of the victims<cite aria-label=\"Image: undefined\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: undefined)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The mayor of neighbouring Nice, Eric Ciotti, responded to the incident on X, writing in a translated post: &#8220;The attack carried out this evening is a tragedy that strikes Monaco. Thoughts for the victims, their families, and the people of Monaco. Total support for the security forces and emergency services mobilised.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Locals described the attack as something they initially mistook for a &#8216;firework display&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Marine Cotta told BFMTV: &#8220;I thought to myself, oh, it&#8217;s just another firework, and shortly after I started receiving messages to see how I was doing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She revealed she only became aware of the incident through social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Marine continued: &#8220;I could hear the police, the alarms, the firefighters and then I thought, okay, something&#8217;s happening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/monaco-explosion-cctv-suspect-manhunt-37364706\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man was seen fleeing on foot after a makeshift bomb exploded in Monaco, injuring<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1_CCTV-footage-shows-suspect-flee-by-foot-after-horror-attack-in-Monaco.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}