Iranian Foreign Ministry urged not to hold shares from the diplomatic buildings of Saudi Arabia – Kommersant

Iran’s Foreign Ministry called on citizens not to gather at the buildings of diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia in connection with the execution of Shiite preacher-Nimrah Nimrah al. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, knowing the Iranians outrage Muslim calls to avoid the various charges in front of the Saudi diplomatic buildings in Iran. Diplomatic protection is responsible for ensuring that confront any aggression against diplomatic facilities in Saudi Arabia, and will act in accordance with its responsibilities for the establishment of public order and the restoration of security in such places “, – quotes agency IRNA officials said Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Jaber Ansari.

Yesterday the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Saudi Arabia announced the execution of the death sentence for 47 people convicted of terrorism and incitement to it. Among those executed was a leader of the cell, “Al Qaeda” in Saudi Arabia Faris al-Zahrani and Shiite preacher Nimr al-Nimr, they were sentenced to capital punishment in 2014. Later, the Saudi authorities have sent troops to the city of Qatif to suppress the protests, caused by the execution of a preacher. In addition, Iran’s ambassador to Riyadh was summoned to the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia in connection with the reaction of Tehran on the penalty Nimrah al-Nimrah.

Then, near the Saudi embassy in Tehran started protest. The demonstrators threw toward the embassy, ​​”Molotov cocktails” and then broke into the diplomatic mission. Later, the police managed to oust the protesters from the embassy.