AP, Tehran :
Defying a government ban, hundreds of Iranians protested against Saudi Arabia on Saturday over the alleged abuse of two Iranian pilgrims visiting the Sunni kingdom.
Over 300 protesters gathered in front of the Saudi Embassy in north Tehran to call for its closure. Demonstrators shouted: “Shame on you!” and “Death to House of Saud!” in reference to the ruling family.
Earlier, Mohammad Reza Yousefi, director of Tehran’s Governor Office for Political Affairs, was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying any public protest would be illegal.
The protesters walked toward the embassy, wanting to pull down the Saudi flag, but anti-riot police stopped them.
Defying a government ban, hundreds of Iranians protested against Saudi Arabia on Saturday over the alleged abuse of two Iranian pilgrims visiting the Sunni kingdom.
Over 300 protesters gathered in front of the Saudi Embassy in north Tehran to call for its closure. Demonstrators shouted: “Shame on you!” and “Death to House of Saud!” in reference to the ruling family.
Earlier, Mohammad Reza Yousefi, director of Tehran’s Governor Office for Political Affairs, was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying any public protest would be illegal.
The protesters walked toward the embassy, wanting to pull down the Saudi flag, but anti-riot police stopped them.
