Two arrested after arson attack on Russian consulate in Marseille, says prosecutor
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 25, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 25, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026

Two people were arrested after an arson attack on the Russian consulate in Marseille. The prosecutor confirmed the arrests but did not disclose further details.
PARIS (Reuters) - Two people have been arrested in relation to the arson attack on the Russian consulate in Marseille on Monday, said the Marseille prosecutor.
The prosecutor's department did not give any further details about who was arrested, apart from stating in a statement on Tuesday that they were "two major individuals."
(Reporting by Marc Leras, Sudip Kar-Gupta, Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout)
An arson attack occurred at the Russian consulate in Marseille on Monday.
Two individuals have been arrested in relation to the arson attack.
The prosecutor's department stated that the arrested individuals were 'two major individuals' but did not provide further details.
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