Angry Iranian protesters stormed Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran in the
early hours of Sunday, smashing furniture and starting fires before being
removed by the police.
The protesters had gathered outside the embassy to protest against Saudi
Arabia's execution of Nimr Al Nimr, a prominent cleric from the kingdom's
Shi'ite minority, on terrorism charges that Iran said were unjustified.
They then broke into the building and lit fires inside before being cleared
by police, the ISNA news agency reported. Images shared on social media appeared
to show protesters smashing furniture inside the embassy.
Later images showed police in full riot gear guarding the premises as
firefighters doused the building. ISNA said Tehran's police chief was on the
scene to restore calm.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari called for calm and said
there should be no more demonstrations around Saudi diplomatic premises, the
state news agency IRNA reported.
