Post by politicidal1 on Apr 19, 2024 13:06:39 GMT
A man is holed up inside the Iranian consulate in Paris and threatening to blow himself up. French police have cordoned off the area, just across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. They have asked the public to avoid the area. (Alright it looks like he’s been arrested)
TEXT:
French authorities have detained a man who threatened to blow himself up at Iran's consulate in Paris, a police source said Friday after officers cordoned off the building in the French capital.
Police earlier surrounded the Iranian consulate and asked the public to avoid the area in the 16th arrondissement (district) of the French capital.
A Paris police official said the man was seen at about 11 am local time (0900 GMT) entering the consulate, carrying what appeared to be a grenade and an explosive vest.
The man's motives were not immediately clear.
Service was interrupted on a nearby metro line for security reasons, the RATP metro company said.
It was unclear whether the incident had any link to the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.
www.france24.com/en/france/20240419-paris-police-cordon-off-iranian-consulate-special-forces-deployed
TEXT:
French authorities have detained a man who threatened to blow himself up at Iran's consulate in Paris, a police source said Friday after officers cordoned off the building in the French capital.
Police earlier surrounded the Iranian consulate and asked the public to avoid the area in the 16th arrondissement (district) of the French capital.
A Paris police official said the man was seen at about 11 am local time (0900 GMT) entering the consulate, carrying what appeared to be a grenade and an explosive vest.
The man's motives were not immediately clear.
Service was interrupted on a nearby metro line for security reasons, the RATP metro company said.
It was unclear whether the incident had any link to the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.
www.france24.com/en/france/20240419-paris-police-cordon-off-iranian-consulate-special-forces-deployed
