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Monaco attack suspect named as Ukrainian woman disguised as man
CNN • • world
Key Points:
- The main suspect in the Monaco bomb attack targeting Ukrainian tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev is identified as Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian woman who disguised herself as a man.
- After the bombing, Berezovska fled to France and then Italy in a rented German-registered car; authorities believe the sophisticated bomb indicates multiple perpetrators, with two men briefly arrested but released due to lack of evidence.
- The attack injured Yermolaiev, a woman, and a child, with one victim in life-threatening condition; the motive remains unclear, but Monaco prosecutors have labeled it an attempted assassination.
- This bombing is unprecedented in Monaco, a city-state known for its high security and absence of homicides or attempted murders in recent years, and surveillance footage showed the suspect scouting the area multiple times before the attack.
- The suspect planted the bomb at the victims' apartment entrance and remotely detonated it as they returned from dinner, highlighting a carefully planned and executed operation that has deeply unsettled Monaco.
