France 'worried' over teenager's disappearance in Iran

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00:00This is the last video Lennar Monterlot posted on social media on the 15th of June.

00:05Today I'm in Iran and I'm leaving comfort for a crazy adventure in the desert and the

00:10heat.

00:11The next day, the 18-year-old Franco-German tourist communicated with his friends and

00:16family one final time, and then he disappeared.

00:21This missing person notice was published on social networks.

00:24The French Foreign Ministry fear he may have been arrested by the Iranian authorities.

00:29This is a warring disappearance.

00:33We're obviously in contact with the family.

00:35It's warring because Iran has a deliberate policy of taking Westerners hostage.

00:42Originally from Besançon in the east of France, Lennar Monterlot had been travelling by bike

00:46since last summer.

00:48At 18 years old, I'm travelling across the most dangerous countries in the world.

00:54After passing through Europe and Turkey, he spent a long time in Iran, according to this

00:58map.

00:59He had fallen in love with the country and he sarcastically seemed to encourage others

01:03to defy the recommendations of the French Foreign Office.

01:06Don't make the mistake I did of travelling to Iran.

01:11Listen to the media.

01:12It's a very dangerous country.

01:14Don't come to Iran.

01:15So what happened to the young cyclist?

01:18Was he arrested or was he the victim of an accident?

01:22In one of his latest Instagram posts, he indicated that his Iranian visa was due to expire on June

01:2725th, at which point he planned to travel to Afghanistan.

01:31His parents have not responded to media requests.

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