The Russian Foreign Ministry released video surveillance footage showing the throwing of an explosive device against the gate of the facade of the Russian House of Science and Culture.
The facts took place on the night of Sunday to Monday March 7.
The molotov cocktail caused no injuries.
“Shards of glass and liquid were found on the floor.
A billboard of about 40 cm was slightly melted and blackened on the upper part, ”says a police source to Parisian.
A trash can was also set on fire a few meters away.
An act strongly condemned by the Russian Embassy.
“On March 7, 2022, at 2 a.m., the Russian House of Science and Culture in Paris was attacked.
We ask the French authorities to ensure the security of official Russian representations in France,”
she reacted in a tweet.
There have been no arrests yet.
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This kind of incident is not isolated.
Since the Russian invasion in Ukraine ten days ago, several acts of damage to Russian official buildings have been recorded.
On February 28, anti-Putin tags were found on the facade of a Russian church in Paris.
In London, the walls of the Russian Embassy have been covered in graffiti.
In Ireland, the Russian embassy was also targeted.
A truck reversed into its gate on Monday March 7, demolishing the iron gate.
The driver was arrested shortly after.