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

Three projectiles were thrown over the perimeter wall of Russia's consulate in the southern French port city of Marseille on Monday, two of which exploded, police said.

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