Belarusian media house NEXTA reported that unknown persons threw two Molotov cocktails into the garden within the premises of the consulate.

Emergency services and soldiers rushed to the Russian consulate in Marseilles in southern France following an explosion inside the building - police have placed a perimeter around the site

Russia demands assurances from France following explosions at its consulate in Marseille, deemed a possible terrorist act. The incident, coinciding with the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war,

ISTANBUL (AA) - The Russian consulate in Marseille, France, was attacked with a Molotov cocktail early Monday, with no casualties reported. The incident occurred before 8.00 a.m. local time (0700GMT) in the city's 8th arrondissement, on Avenue Ambroise-Pare, a street home to numerous foreign consulates, BFMTV reported.

An explosion took place inside the Russian Consulate in Marseille, France, La Marseillaise reported, citing the consul general. Newsweek has reached out to the consulate and Marseille's fire department for comment.

The Russian foreign ministry said the incident had the hallmarks of a "terrorist attack" and demanded a thorough investigation from French authorities.

Russia on Monday demanded France investigate after explosions were heard at the Russian consulate in Marseille, on the third anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia on Monday demanded a full French investigation into explosions at its consulate in Marseille which it said looked like an act of terrorism,

An explosion has taken place at a Russian consulate in France in an incident being called a “terror attack”. The explosion took place inside the building in France’s southern city of Marseille, Russia's consul general in Marseille,