A source familiar with the case said that French authorities have arrested a man for setting the door of the Iranian embassy in Paris on fire.
The members of anti-Iranian counterrevolutionary groups attacked the building’s consular section early Saturday.
The assailants burnt tires in front of the entrance to the building’s consular section, inflicting some minor damage on its door.
Speaking in a presser on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan’ani stressed that Iran gave the necessary warning to the French government and some European governments to strengthen the necessary protective measures in the framework of the 1961 Vienna Convention and fulfill their responsibilities over securing diplomatic places and the safety of Iranian diplomats.
He emphasized that the French government is responsible for the security of Iran’s embassy and diplomatic facilities within the framework of the 1961 Vienna Convention.
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