An Iranian has been arrested on charges of setting fire to an embassy in Paris
French police have arrested an Iranian man for setting fire to the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Paris three days ago
On Wednesday, September 21, the French news agency reported, citing an informed source, that the suspect is an Iranian citizen born in 1984
The source said that the accused was arrested on September 20 and is scheduled to appear before a judge for a speedy trial on Thursday
The embassy of the Islamic Republic in France was targeted in an attack early on September 18, during which the entrance to the consular section of the embassy was set on fire
Hours after the news of this attack was released, the Iranian state news agency, IRNA, reported, quoting a spokesperson for the Iranian embassy in Paris, that the embassy is under control and the perpetrators of the attack are being pursued
Based on the statements of the representative of the Islamic Republic embassy, the news agency attributed the perpetrators of this attack to unidentified individuals but associated them with anti-revolutionary and opposition groups
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