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German police said Friday they had searched the home of a Ukrainian woman suspected of involvement in a bomb attack in Monaco which injured three people, including a Ukrainian-born tycoon.
“The woman being sought is currently on the run,” they added in a statement.
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Following a request from Monaco authorities, “the rented apartment of a 39-year-old Ukrainian woman in the Main-Taunus district was searched on Thursday” police said.
Police in the central state of Hesse said that “in addition, a vehicle used by (the suspect) was searched and seized,” without giving further details.
Police also said that “evidence was secured and will be handed over to the Monaco authorities,” without giving further details.
The prime suspect in the case has been named in an Interpol red notice as Anastasiia Berezovska, 39, and is wanted in Monaco for attempted murder, placing an explosive device on a public road with criminal intent, and criminal conspiracy.
The Monaco authorities have not confirmed the victims’ identities, but according to several sources, the attack targeted Vadym Yermolaiev, 58, a wealthy businessman originally from Ukraine and now a Cypriot national, as well as his partner and his 13-year-old son.
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