No weapons found after police detain man at Iranian consulate in Paris

Police officers patrol near the Iranian consulate (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Police have found no weapons on a man detained at the Iranian Consulate in Paris after responding to a report of a suspicious individual seen carrying a grenade and explosives vest, an official said.

Elite police forces and soldiers surrounded the building and blocked traffic in the area during an hours-long security intervention, at a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East, and as Paris gears up to host the Olympics.