Two people have been arrested in relation to the arson attack on the Russian consulate in Marseille on Monday, said the Marseille prosecutor.

Two French physicists were on Thursday sentenced to eight months in jail for throwing homemade explosive devices at the Russian consulate in Marseille. The scientists, who work at France's state research agency,

French authorities say an incendiary device has exploded outside the Russian Consulate in Marseille on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Three explosive devices were thrown against the wall of the Russian consulate in the French city of Marseille with two exploding, police said on Monday. Nobody was injured in the incident, which occurred on the third anniversary of the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Blast comes on third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - it is not yet clear if the incident is linked

A French prosecutor is seeking a year of monitoring with an ankle bracelet for the two researchers accused of throwing explosive bottles over the perimeter wall and into the garden of the Russian consulate in Marseille on Monday,

Two researchers who threw explosive bottles over the perimeter wall and into the garden of the Russian consulate in Marseille were sentenced on Thursday by a French court to eight months in prison to be served at home with ankle bracelet monitoring.

Two French scientists admitted to carrying out an attack on the Russian consulate in Marseille using improvised explosive devices, the local newspaper La Provence reported early Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.

Two French nationals who work at France's CNRS research institute have admitted responsibility for Monday's arson attack at the Russian consulate in Marseille, the Marseille prosecutor said on Wednesday.