French police arrested a man who threatened to blow himself up at the Iranian consulate in Paris on Friday, according to Reuters.
Police officials reported that the man was seen around 11 a.m. (09:00 GMT) entering the consulate with something resembling a grenade and an explosive waistcoat. Police cordoned off the area.
The man later left the consulate, with no explosives found when he was searched, a police source reported. Several witnesses claimed the man dragged flags across the floor of the consulate and told them he wanted to avenge his brother’s death, according to French media.
Earlier on Friday, explosions were heard over the Iranian city of Isfahan, which sources described as an Israeli attack. However, Iran downplayed the incident and signalled it had no plans for retaliation, most likely to prevent the conflict from escalating.
