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Iran says 40 arrested over Saudi embassy attack

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AFP Tehran
Last Updated : Jan 03 2016 | 2:57 PM IST
An Iranian official today 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 Shiite 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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First Published: Jan 03 2016 | 2:57 PM IST

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