French police have arrested a man at the Iranian consulate in Paris after responding to a report about a suspicious individual possibly carrying a grenade and explosives vest.
A Paris police official informed The Associated Press that officers were verifying the man’s identity and trying to determine whether he had weapons.
Following the incident at the consulate, some of the police, special agents, and firefighters who responded were later seen leaving the scene after the arrest. A police cordon remained in place, but traffic was resuming in the area.
The man's motives were not immediately clear, and no explosions have been reported, the official stated.
