'Parcel bomb' explodes in Monaco residential area, leaving 2 critically injured: reports

Surveillance video reportedly shows a man leaving a backpack moments before a blast rocked a building in Monaco, critically injuring two people Monday night.

'Parcel bomb' explodes in Monaco residential area, leaving 2 critically injured: reports

TL;DR

  • An explosive device detonated in the center of Monaco near a residential building.
  • Two individuals sustained life-threatening injuries.
  • Surveillance video allegedly shows a man leaving a backpack at the scene before the explosion.
  • Monaco's minister of state stated that such an event has never occurred in the principality before.
  • French and Monégasque authorities are conducting a joint manhunt for the suspect.
  • The device was described as a 'parcel bomb' by Monaco's prosecutor general.