Footage of the attack on the Russian Consulate General in Marseille has emerged

The video of the attack on the Russian Consulate General in Marseille appeared at the disposal of Izvestia. The video shows one of the two previously arrested defendants in the attack on the diplomatic institution.

As the radio station reports France info with reference to the Marseille police, both suspects were taken into custody on charges of "causing damage with incendiary or explosive substances."

An explosion on the territory of the Russian Consulate General in Marseille. What is known

The explosion in Marseille occurred on February 24. It was clarified that unknown persons threw three explosive bottles into the territory of the diplomatic mission, two of them exploded. The Russian Embassy in France reported that as a result of the explosion href="https://iz.ru/1844129/2025-02-24/v-posolstve-rf-soobshchili-ob-otsutstvii-postradavshikh-v-genkonsulstve-v-marsele">no one was injured.

Marseille Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation, classifying this case as vandalism with the use of explosives or incendiary substances. Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 360 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("An attack on persons or institutions that enjoy international protection in order to complicate international relations").

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the explosion on the territory of the diplomatic mission has everything href="https://iz.ru/1844082/2025-02-24/zakharova-soobshchila-o-priznakakh-terakta-vo-vzryve-u-genkonsulstva-rf-v-marsele " target="_blank">signs of a terrorist attack. She demanded that France, as the country of accreditation, take prompt and comprehensive measures to investigate the attack.