Furious Iranians petrol bomb Saudi embassy in Tehran,Iran

 

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