MNA � Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ghasemi said Iranian embassy in Paris assisted and cooperated with the French government to resolve the hostage situation that occurred last night. ��
A 26-year-old man of Moroccan nationality took at least two people hostage in a ground-floor office in central Paris last night. The hostage standoff lasted for four hours before police moved in and arrested the armed suspect. The two hostages were freed, and were �safe and sound�, according to France�s interior minister Gerard Collomb.
According to a police union official, Yves Lefebvre, the hostage-taker reportedly asked to speak to the Iranian ambassador. However, a motive for the demand was not established.
While the hostage situation was taking place, Spokesman for Iran�s Foreign Ministry, Bahram Ghasemi, said the Iranian Embassy in Paris stood ready to help �considering the importance of people�s lives and the human aspects of the issue.�
The suspect is being investigated on multiple counts, including kidnapping and sequestration, attempted homicide and violence with a weapon, a judicial official said.