Man shot, detained while trying to forcefully enter Iran's presidential office

TEHRAN, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian presidential security guards shot a man armed with a knife and was trying to trespass onto the premises of the Iranian presidential office in the capital Tehran on Monday.

The deputy governor of Tehran province for security affairs, Mohsen Hamedani, told Tasnim news agency that the man was trying to go through the gates of the presidential office heedless of the warnings from the security guards.

He was detained after being shot in the leg, Hamedani said, adding that investigations are underway to discover his identity and motives.