Iran's embassy in Paris 'attacked by protesters', says Iranian foreign ministry

The Iranian foreign ministry announce that protesters have tried to attack and damage the country’s embassy in Paris, according to Iran’s official IRNA news agency,

Bahram Ghasemi, foreign ministry spokesman, told IRNA on Saturday that police in the French capital had not responded promptly to the disturbance on Friday.

Earlier on Saturday, a Paris police spokeswoman said that “individuals” had thrown objects and smashed windows at the embassy.

The spokeswoman said officers were called after the trouble started outside the building. She said the officers had searched 12 people, but did not detain any of them because the embassy did not wish to file a complaint.

Ghasemi claimed that Iran had asked the French government to prosecute and punish the people involved.