The Explosion
The backpack sat unremarkably on the threshold of a residential building on Rue du Révérend Père Louis Frolla, in the heart of Monaco, on the evening of Monday, 29 June 2026. It was the sort of object that might draw a curious glance, then be dismissed — a piece of urban detritus, perhaps forgotten by a tourist. But when someone approached it, the device inside detonated with enough force to shatter windows across the narrow street and send shrapnel tearing through flesh and bone .