Man claiming to be wearing suicide vest threatens to blow himself up at Iranian embassy in Paris [Video]

A MAN claiming to be wearing an explosive vest was arrested after storming the Iranian embassy in Paris and threatening to blow himself up.

The French capital’s 16th arrondissement was under lockdown and armed counter-terror cops were at the scene.

The drama unfolded close to the Eiffel Tower soon after 11am as cops say a suspicious man was seen entering the consulate building.

A security source at the scene said: “The man presented him at the consulate, and then removed his coat, to show off an alleged explosives vest.”

“He said he was carrying a grenade, and then placed a national flag on the floor. He said he wanted to avenge his brother.”

France’s most elite anti-terrorism police unit, the BRI (the research and intervention brigade) arrived within minutes …