A MAN wearing an alleged explosive belt is reportedly threatening to blow himself up inside the Iranian embassy in Paris.
The French capital’s 16th arrondissement has been cordoned off as armed counter-terror cops storm the scene.
ReutersArmed police swarmed the Iranian consulate building[/caption]
ReutersSwarms of police patrol the area[/caption]
BFMOther heavily armed French forces ran for the embassy building[/caption]
Police sources told Europe1 that the man is threatening to activate the belt.
France’s most elite anti-terrorism police unit, the BRI (the research and intervention brigade) are said to be at the scene, according to BFM TV.
Unconfirmed reports suggest the man threw the consulate’s flags on the ground and said he wanted to avenge the death of his brother.
Cops said that a suspicious man was seen by witnesses entering the consulate at 11am local time.
Police have asked the public to avoid the area.
Police have also ordered the city’s Metro Line 6 to be interrupted as a safety measure.
The frightening event comes as Israel launched its much-awaited revenge attack on Iran this morning – just days after Tehran unleashed an unprecedented missile and drone blitz.
The precision strike hit a major Iranian air force base next door to one of its prized nuclear sites near the city of Isfahan.
Iranian state TV launched into damage control claiming three drones were “destroyed” by its air defence batteries and no ground damage was caused.
However, the fresh attack threatens to further push relations between the two arch-foes to the brink amid fears of an all-out war breaking out across the tinderbox of the Middle East.
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ReutersCops have created a security perimeter[/caption]
ReutersThe man allegedly threw flags on the ground and screamed about his brother[/caption]