French police arrest man who threatened to blow himself up at Iranian consulate in Paris

French authorities, on April 19, 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. 'The man has exited the consulate and is being interrogated by police,' it said. A security source earlier said that the mission called in law enforcement after a witness saw "a man enter carrying a grenade or an explosive belt". The whole neighbourhood around the consulate in the capital had been closed off, and a heavy police presence was in place. Paris transport company RATP said traffic had been suspended on two metro lines that transit through stops close to the building.