Angry crowds set fire to Saudi embassy in Tehran

Iranian protesters set fire to the Saudi Embassy in Tehran during a demonstration against the execution of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi authorities. - AFP

TEHRAN: Angry crowds protesting at Saudi Arabia’s execution of a top Shiite cleric set fire to the kingdom’s embassy in Tehran Saturday and stormed the building before being cleared out by police, ISNA news agency reported.

In Mashhad, Iran’s second biggest city, demonstrators meanwhile set fire to the Saudi consulate, according to news sites, carrying pictures of the alleged assault.