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.

Two French nationals who threw explosive devices at the Russian consulate in Marseille are employed by the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the public prosecutor’s office told AFP

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.