Two people have been arrested in relation to the arson attack on the Russian consulate in Marseille on Monday, said a prosecutor.

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

Three improvised explosive devices were thrown at the Russian consulate in the southern French port city of Marseille on Monday, but no one was injured, a police source said.