Police, firefighters and bomb squads are working at the site of an explosion at Moscow’s diplomatic mission in Marseille
An explosion occurred at the Russian Consulate General in the French city of Marseille on Monday. Police and firefighters are currently working on the scene to determine the circumstances of the blast. Officials have said that no people were harmed in the incident.
While the investigation is ongoing, Moscow has suggested that the blast may have been the result of a terrorist plot. Last week, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Agency (SVR) warned that the country’s diplomatic missions in Europe could become the targets of Ukrainian attacks as Kiev tries to derail Russia-US talks to avoid having to make “excessive concessions” in a peace settlement with Moscow.