© ReutersVisitors walk in the gardens of the Elysée Palace in Paris, the official state home of President Francois Hollande, on Saturday. The next day a man wielding a gun tried to break into the building.
Security has been stepped up around French president Francois Hollande after a gun-wielding man tried to break into the Elysée Palace. The would-be intruder, who has not been named, was arrested at the gates of the head of state's official Paris home on Sunday afternoon.
It led to fears that the 30-year-old was trying to mimic an attempt on the life of former French president Jacques Chirac a decade ago.
© EPAMr Hollande and his companion Valerie Trierweiler leave the palace to greet the public on Saturday, which was Bastille Day in France. Every year on July 14, the Elysée Palace is open to visitors.
© APWalkabout: Mr Hollande shakes hands with guests in the palace gardens as part of Bastille Day celebrations.
Referring to the latest incident, in which no-one was hurt, a police source in the French capital said: 'The man was carrying a gun, which turned out to be a replica 7.65mm pistol.
'He was carrying false papers, and provided no motive for what he did. He remains in custody, and the Paris prosecutors' office has recommended that he receives psychiatric care.
'In the meantime, security has certainly been tightened around the President.'
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