A furious
mob of Iranian protesters petrol bombed Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran
late last night Saturday Jan 02,2016 after the kingdom executed 47 prisoners, including a
top Shiite cleric, prompting fears of sectarian violence and further
instability in the Middle East.
Enraged
demonstrators stormed and set fire to the embassy after Saudi Arabia -
which has a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council - caused
outrage around the world with the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
The
Iranian Revolutionary Guard promised 'harsh revenge' against the Saudis
and former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki warned that the
executions would 'topple the Saudi regime'. Shiite leaders in Iran, Iraq
and Lebanon fiercely condemned the killings.
None of the Saudi embassy
staff were inside the building in Tehran as protesters broke in and
trashed the offices. Photographs showed demonstrators damaging embassy
property, including removing the national flag from the building.
Iranian police have arrested a number of demonstrators
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