Two arrested after Molotov cocktails thrown at Russian consulate in Marseille sparking fire - By 9.30am, there were some 30 emergency workers dealing with a fire inside the consulate

French police arrested two men on charges of throwing explosive devices at the Russian consulate in Marseille, the prosecutor's office confirmed on Tuesday. The explosives, made with plastic soda bottles, were thrown at the consulate’s facade early Monday morning, coinciding with the third anniversary of the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.

French authorities say an incendiary device has exploded outside the Russian Consulate in Marseille on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.