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Urgent: Protesters set Saudi consulate in fire in Iran's Mashhad city

Xinhua, January 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

Angry protesters against the execution of a Shi'ite leader by Saudi Arabia set parts of Saudi consulate in fire in Iran's northeastern religious city of Mashhad on Saturday, Tabnak news website reported.

The move came after the Saudi Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that 47 people, including the dissident Shi'ite leader, were executed in Saudi Arabia on terrorist charges. Endit