French police detain man after alert from Iran consulate in Paris


by @thelocalfrance

@thelocalfrance— French authorities on Friday detained a man after receiving an alert from the Iranian consulate in Paris that someone had entered carrying an explosive, the capital's police authority said.

The Washington Times—Police in Paris detain a man wearing fake explosives vest at Iran's Consulate. A man wearing a fake explosive vest and making threats was detained Friday outside the Iranian Consulate in Paris after police locked down the area, authorities said. His motive was unclear.

Drudge Report—Man threatening to blow self up arrested in Paris Iran consulate. French police on Friday arrested a man who had threatened to blow himself up at Iran's consulate in Paris.A police source had told Reuters the man was seen at about 11 a.m. (0900 GMT) entering the consulate, carrying what appeared to be a grenade and explosive vest. Police cordoned off the area.The man later left the consulate and on being searched was found not to be carrying any explosives, a police source said.console.log("2390 BODY2. CatId is:"+catID);if(catID==120){ console.log("2390 BODY....

CNN—Video shows police blocking off parts of Paris after armed man enters Iranian consulate. French police tell CNN a man “carrying a grenade or explosive vest” has entered the Iranian consulate in Paris. This is a developing story.