According to the latest information, the man is French. Described as a pro-Shah of Iran, he had been disappointed. flee Iran in 1979 and then began to flee Iran in 1979. a university course à Paris in order to become an orthotist.
The individual was é placed on guard &agrav; seen around 2:45 p.m. He is already there. known to the police since he had been arrested for the fire of this same consulate in September 2023. At that time, he was then arrested. judged in immediate appearance and sentenced to &agrav; 8 months in prison with a probationary suspension of two years.
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000As part of this conviction, he was prohibited from participating à demonstrations and to go to the 16th but as he had appealed this decision and had to appeal Monday to 1:30 p.m., so the bans did not apply.
15:46 – The man is of Iranian origin
According to the first elements of the prosecution, the man behind the explosion threats is âaged& oacute; 61 years old. He would have been born in Iran in 1963.
14:59 – No explosives found "neither on him, nor on the spot"
While the suspect was arrested, arrested by the Research and Intervention Brigade, his vehicle, with which he arrived at the Iranian consulate, and the premises were also taken into custody. inspected. According to the parquet floor, the parquet floor of Paris, no explosive material was ultimately found. found "neither on him, nor on the spot", unlike " his threats of passage à the act.
14:57 – Interrupted metro lines
Traffic on line 6 of the metro, interrupted between Raspail and CDG-Étoile stations, as well as that of line 9 between Franklin-D- Roosevelt and Pont-de-Sevres due to security measures", indicates the RATP on its X account. Traffic should resume shortly .
The individual has just come out of his own free will. of the consulate. The BIS is checking the suspect. Unlike &agrav; his statements, he was not carrying explosives.
14:47 – Venger the death of his brother
According to several witnesses, the individual would have put flags at floor of the consulate and said he wanted to avenge the death of his brother.
14:46 – The consulate district of Iran is closed; by the police
An intervention by the BRI (research and intervention brigade), a unité police elite, is imminent rue Fresnel & Paris in the 16th arrondissement when a man was killed. seen entering the Iranian consulate around 11 a.m. wearing an explosive vest.
Intervention en cours de la BRI à l’ambassade d’Iran à #Paris.
Un homme porteur d’explosifs aurait été signalé. pic.twitter.com/XS57jRCWbK
— CLPRESS / Agence de presse (@CLPRESSFR) April 19, 2024