French police detain suspect after surrounding Iranian consulate in Paris
France, April 19 -- 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.
A security perimeter was reportedly set up around the consulate ahead of what was described as an "imminent police intervention" after witnesses say they saw a man enter the building carrying either a grenade or an explosive belt.
Authorities said Paris prefect Laurent Nuñez had mobilised the BRI, an elite unit, afterthe consulate made an intervention request to police. France joins other countries condemning Iranian drone attacks on Israel
The area around the Iranian consulate, on Avenue d'Iena in the 16th arrondissement, h...
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