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Daniel Orton is an editor on the live news team at Newsweek, based in London, U.K. He was previously a video news editor at the company between 2017 and 2019, before spending several years as a senior video journalist on the social news team at The Wall Street Journal, where he primarily produced short-form and breaking-news videos for the Journal's X (Twitter) page, with a focus on business, finance and markets. He also produced longer videos for other platforms on a wide range of subjects, from the U.K. royal family's finances to the cost of tackling climate change. He has also worked for The London Evening Standard, Fox News and Bauer Media.
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An explosion took place inside the Russian Consulate in Marseille, France, La Marseillaise reported, citing the consul general.
There were no casualties, according to La Marseillaise.
Newsweek has reached out to the consulate and Marseille's fire department for comment.
It comes on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated
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