Monaco parcel bomb blast severely wounds Ukrainian oligarch
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- A couple in their 50s or 60s were severely injured, authorities said, while a 13-year-old who is ‘very likely related’ was less seriously hurt.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA parcel bomb blast wounded a Ukrainian oligarch and two others in Monaco on Monday in an unprecedented act that has rocked the super-safe principality.
- A couple and a teenager were wounded in the explosion at about 9pm on Monday in a residential building on a street along the border with France.
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A couple in their 50s or 60s were severely injured, authorities said, while a 13-year-old who is ‘very likely related’ was less seriously hurt. Photograph: Alexandre Dimou/Reuters View image in fullscreen. A couple in their 50s or 60s were severely injured, authorities said, while a 13-year-old who is ‘very likely related’ was less seriously hurt. Photograph: Alexandre Dimou/Reuters Monaco Monaco parcel bomb blast severely wounds Ukrainian oligarch Source says Vadym Yermolaiev was one of two adults left with life-threatening injuries after apartment blast on Monday
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA parcel bomb blast wounded a Ukrainian oligarch and two others in Monaco on Monday in an unprecedented act that has rocked the super-safe principality.
A couple and a teenager were wounded in the explosion at about 9pm on Monday in a residential building on a street along the border with France.