Pictures | Three bombs were thrown at the Russian consulate in Marseille in southern France

Three handmade explosive devices were delivered on Monday morning at the front of the Russian consulate in Marseille, south of France, without causing injuries, according to a police source, during the third anniversary of the start of the conflict in Ukraine.
The source pointed out that two of the packages exploded, while Agence France -Presse correspondents reported that the security forces imposed a cordon on the vicinity of the consulate located in the eighth district of Marseille.
Until late Monday morning, the Bush de Ron region or the Marseille Public Prosecution Office has not confirmed this information.

For its part, the Russian Foreign Ministry denounced a “terrorist attack”, at a time when the conflict in Ukraine enters its fourth year.
“The explosions that occurred on the lands of the Russian Consulate in Marseille bearing all the signs of a terrorist attack. We demand the host country to take comprehensive investigation measures immediately, as well as the necessary measures to enhance the security of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.” .
Firefighting elements in Marseille who were called to the site, to France Press, said that “about 30 elements” had been sent to the scene.