One of Uktraine's wealthiest businessmen and his partner and 13-year-old son were seriously injured Monday after a parcel bomb detonated in a residential building in Monaco. Photo by Sebastien Nogier/EPA
June 30 (UPI) -- A Ukrainian construction mogul and his partner and 13-year-old son were seriously injured after a parcel bomb detonated in a residential building in Monaco.
The Monaco government said in a statement posted online in the early hours that "a violent explosion linked to a booby-trapped package was heard in the Principality" close to the main Place des Moulins residential district.
Vadym Yermolaiev, 58, a native of Dnipro, was the likely target of the attack which occurred just before 9 p.m. local time on Monday, about 1.5 miles northeast of the Prince's Palace, close to the border with France, authorities said.
Yermolaiev, his wife and son were taken to hospital across the border in Nice where the two adults were reported to be in critical condition. Four other people were being treated for injuries from flying glass and for shock.
