The Russian Embassy found the verdict in the case of the attack on the Consulate General too lenient.

The Russian Embassy in France is outraged by the decision of the judicial authorities regarding the perpetrators of the attack on the Russian Consulate General in Marseille, and considers the sentence too lenient. This was announced by the diplomatic mission on February 27.

"The Russian Embassy in France is deeply outraged by the decision of the French judicial authorities regarding the individuals who carried out the attack on the Russian Consulate General in Marseille on February 24 this year. The very lenient sentence imposed absolutely does not correspond to the gravity of what was done – in fact, an attempt to commit a terrorist act," the statement said.

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