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Iran says 40 arrested over Saudi embassy attack

AFP , Sunday 3 Jan 2016

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Flames rise from Saudi Arabia's embassy during a demonstration in Tehran January 2, 2016. (Photo: Reuters)

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An Iranian official Sunday said 40 people have been arrested after Saudi Arabia's embassy was attacked and set on fire following outrage at the kingdom's execution of a Shia cleric.

The suspects were identified and arrested and other detentions could follow, Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi was quoted by the ISNA news agency as saying.

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