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Iranian protesters broke into the Saudi embassy in Tehran after launching several Molotov cocktails into the building. The rally in front of the embassy follows Riyadh’s execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
A Mehr news agency editor said on his Twitter that police used tear gas to scatter protesters.
A fire has reportedly broken out at the embassy building. A Mehr editor has reported a gas explosion, while photos from the scene show the building engulfed in flames.
Iran’s security forces had cordoned off the area around the embassy earlier. Photos from the scene show a heavy police presence.
Protesters gathered in several cities across Iran on Saturday angered by the Gulf kingdom’s execution of a prominent Shiite cleric, Sheikh al-Nimr, who was put to death along with 46 other prisoners.
Nimr had been the most vocal critic of Saudi Arabia’s ruling family prior to mass protests that erupted in 2011. He called for regular demonstrations against the ruling elite. Shiites have long complained that they are victims of discrimination in the Sunni powerhouse. Nimr had often called for better protection for the country’s Shiite minority.
READ MORE: MidEast leaders lash out at Saudi Arabia over Shiite cleric's execution, protests erupt
Protesters in the city of Mashhad in northwestern Iran gathered on Saturday near the Saudi consulate, throwing Molotov cocktails at the building as well. Photos show several protesters trying to climb the fence around the building. There were reportedly some clashes with police.
The predominately Shiite Iran has bashed Riyadh, accusing the Kingdom of supporting terrorism and executing its opponents. Iran said it has summoned the Saudi charge d’affaires in Tehran.
Read more
Saudi Arabia executes 47 people, incl prominent Shiite cleric, on terror charges
“The Saudi government supports terrorists and takfiri (heretic) extremists, while executing and suppressing critics inside the country,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari said, as cited by state news agency IRNA.
In the wake of the execution, Iranian lawmakers asked the Foreign Ministry to downgrade diplomatic ties with the Saudi government, FARS news agency reported. They proposed reducing the number of Saudi diplomats and consulates in Iran.
In turn, Saudi Arabia summoned the Iranian ambassador in Riyadh over Iran’s “hostile” remarks on executions, according to the state news agency SPA.
The ministry expressed “astonishment and its utter rejection of these hostile statements, which it deemed a blatant intervention in the kingdom’s affairs.”
Protesters storm Saudi embassy in Tehran, set it ablaze — RT News
A Mehr news agency editor said on his Twitter that police used tear gas to scatter protesters.
A fire has reportedly broken out at the embassy building. A Mehr editor has reported a gas explosion, while photos from the scene show the building engulfed in flames.
Iran’s security forces had cordoned off the area around the embassy earlier. Photos from the scene show a heavy police presence.
Protesters gathered in several cities across Iran on Saturday angered by the Gulf kingdom’s execution of a prominent Shiite cleric, Sheikh al-Nimr, who was put to death along with 46 other prisoners.
Nimr had been the most vocal critic of Saudi Arabia’s ruling family prior to mass protests that erupted in 2011. He called for regular demonstrations against the ruling elite. Shiites have long complained that they are victims of discrimination in the Sunni powerhouse. Nimr had often called for better protection for the country’s Shiite minority.
READ MORE: MidEast leaders lash out at Saudi Arabia over Shiite cleric's execution, protests erupt
Protesters in the city of Mashhad in northwestern Iran gathered on Saturday near the Saudi consulate, throwing Molotov cocktails at the building as well. Photos show several protesters trying to climb the fence around the building. There were reportedly some clashes with police.
The predominately Shiite Iran has bashed Riyadh, accusing the Kingdom of supporting terrorism and executing its opponents. Iran said it has summoned the Saudi charge d’affaires in Tehran.
Read more
Saudi Arabia executes 47 people, incl prominent Shiite cleric, on terror charges“The Saudi government supports terrorists and takfiri (heretic) extremists, while executing and suppressing critics inside the country,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari said, as cited by state news agency IRNA.
In the wake of the execution, Iranian lawmakers asked the Foreign Ministry to downgrade diplomatic ties with the Saudi government, FARS news agency reported. They proposed reducing the number of Saudi diplomats and consulates in Iran.
In turn, Saudi Arabia summoned the Iranian ambassador in Riyadh over Iran’s “hostile” remarks on executions, according to the state news agency SPA.
The ministry expressed “astonishment and its utter rejection of these hostile statements, which it deemed a blatant intervention in the kingdom’s affairs.”
Protesters storm Saudi embassy in Tehran, set it ablaze — RT News
