Monaco Identifies Suspect in 3-Injury Parcel Bombing Targeting Vadym Iermolaiev
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 2
Monaco Identifies Suspect in 3-Injury Parcel Bombing Targeting Vadym Iermolaiev
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 2
Summary
Monaco prosecutors identified a suspect in Monday’s parcel bombing and issued an arrest warrant, with an Interpol Red Notice to follow Thursday evening.
Three investigating judges opened an attempted-murder probe after the device exploded in an apartment entrance hall near the French border, wounding a couple and a 13-year-old as they entered.
Consistent sources say the target was Vadym Iermolaiev, 58, a Ukraine-born businessman and Cypriot national sanctioned by Kyiv since December 2023 over alleged Crimea business ties.
French media reported CCTV showed a suspect in a black fisherman’s hat, believed to be a woman posing as a man, though Monaco’s prosecutor did not confirm that detail before a Friday briefing.
The attack has rattled Monaco’s image as an ultra-secure haven for the wealthy, even as prosecutors credited rapid international police and judicial cooperation for the quick identification.