Iranians Storm And Set On Fire Saudi Arabia's Embassy In Tehran

Daily Mail: Iranian mob attacks Saudi embassy with petrol bombs as protests grow around the world over execution of 47 prisoners including top Shiite cleric

* Saudi embassy in Tehran set on fire and trashed by angry protesters in Iran following Nimr al-Nimr's execution
* Demonstrators clashed with security forces in Bahrain as they protested Saudi Arabia's execution of Nimr al-Nimr
* Protesters also took to the streets in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Indian-controlled Kashmir and Pakistan
* Saudi Arabia executed 47 'terrorists' yesterday morning by firing squad and beheading
* Includes Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, 56, and Fares al-Shuwai said to be Al-Qaeda religious leader arrested in 2004
* Saudi Arabian security forces have been despatched to Qatif, the hometown of Nimr al-Nimr

Angry crowds of Iranian protesters hurled petrol bombs and stormed the kingdom's embassy in Tehran late last night in reaction to Saudi Arabia's decision to execute a top Shiite cleric along with 46 other prisoners.

None of the Saudi embassy staff were inside the building as protesters broke into the building and took out their anger on the offices. Photos have been emerging on social media showing demonstrators damaging embassy property, including removing the national flag from the building.

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