A security perimeter was set up around the Iranian consulate in Paris this Friday, April 19 in the 16th arrondissement, early in the afternoon. The alert was given after the report of a man wearing an explosive vest in the consulate. The individual was finally arrested after the police intervened.
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A security perimeter was set up early Friday afternoon around the Iranian consulate in Paris in preparation for a police intervention, after “ a witness saw a man entering carrying a grenade or an explosive vest », AFP learned from the police headquarters. “ The police prefect, Laurent Nuñez, mobilized the BRI (Research and Intervention Brigade, Editor’s note) “, an elite unit, according to the same source, which specifies that the consulate had made a ” request for intervention » at the police headquarters.
The Iranian consulate area, located avenue d’Iéna in the 16th arrondissement of the capital, was completely cordoned off and a strong police presence was deployed, according to an AFP journalist on site. Police headquarters told Reuters that a man was seen around 11 a.m. local time entering the consulate carrying a grenade and an explosive vest.
Around 2:50 p.m., police said the man who entered the consulate was arrested. BRI agents, however, continue their prospecting in the premises.