PARIS (Reuters) - 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. (Reporting by Marc Leras, Sudip Kar-Gupta, Writing by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Peter Graff)

Bottles containing a cocktail of nitrogen and other chemical substances were thrown at the Russian consulate in the port city of Marseille on Monday. No one was injured.

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

Two French citizens who attacked the Russian Consulate in Moscow on February 24 Marseille, turned out to be researchers at the National Center for Scientific Research of France (CNRS). This is reported by the newspaper La Provence and the BFMTV channel.

Individuals identified as engineer, chemist arrested on Monday during protest in support of Ukraine - Anadolu Ajansı

Three projectiles were thrown over the perimeter wall of Russia's consulate in the southern French port city of Marseille on Monday, two of which exploded, police said.

Two men have been arrested after throwing incendiary devices at the wall of the Russian consulate in Marseille on Monday. The pair were taken into police custody on charges of damage to property by means of incendiary or explosive devices,

Two arrested after Molotov cocktails thrown at Russian consulate in Marseille sparking fire - By 9.30am, there were some 30 emergency workers dealing with a fire inside the consulate