Serbian Hamad Medjedovic had little trouble handling No. 1-seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia, capturing a 6-3, 6-2 upset on Saturday in the semifinals of the Open 13 Provence in Marseille, France.

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 late Tuesday.

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 police confirmed three projectiles were thrown at the perimeter wall of Russia's consulate in the southern city of Marseille on Monday, but no one was injured. Only two of the three devices

An explosion has been heard near the consulate of the aggressor country of russia in Marseille, France.Reuters reported this on Monday, February 24.Local media

Two French researchers are due in court after staging a dramatic protest at the Russian consulate in Marseille this week, reportedly motivated by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. French prosecutors said Wednesday that two employees of France's main state CNRS research agency admitted to throwing improvised explosive devices at the Russian consulate in Marseille,

The two Frenchmen were sentenced to eight months in prison for throwing explosive devices at the Russian consulate in a southern French port city, but are expected to go home soon and wear electronic bracelets.