Two people who were related to the attack on the Russian consulate were arrested in Marseille on Monday (24), the city promoter announced.
The prosecutor’s department gave no more details about who was arrested, and cite in a statement on Tuesday (25) that they were “two important individuals.”
Three projectiles were launched on the Russian consulate wall in the port city in southern France on Monday (24), two of whom exploded, local police said.
The ones in the consulate gardens, which is in the city with the second largest population in France.
Researchers were analyzing the content of the three soda bottles that were used as projectiles.
Kremlin said Russia was pressuring France about security measures after the attack that, according to Moscow, seemed to be an act of terrorism.
It required a full investigation from France, state news agency Tass said.
No one was injured, police added.
Previously, the consulate’s employees had been kept inside while bombs eliminating agents performed checks.
The attack in the city occurred in.
“The explosions in the territory of the Russian Consulate General in Marseille have all the characteristics of a terrorist attack,” said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, according to Tass.
