India, Feb. 24 -- An explosion took place at the Russian consulate in the French city of Marseille on Monday, the consul general of Russia in the city confirmed.

According to a report by Russian news outlet RBC, the incident took place inside the building. RBC quoted Russia's consul general in Marseille, Stanislav Oranskiy, in the report.

French media had earlier reported that a blast was heard near the Russian consulate in the southern port city and firemen were at the site. The incident took place on the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war.

According to Russian state news agency TASS, the Russian foreign ministry said the incident had the hallmarks of a "terrorist attack" and demanded a thorough investigation from French auth...