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Arab League Condemns Attacks on Saudi Embassy, Consulate in Iran

© REUTERS / TIMA/Mehdi Ghasemi/ISNAFlames rise from Saudi Arabia's embassy during a demonstration in Tehran January 2, 2016
Flames rise from Saudi Arabia's embassy during a demonstration in Tehran January 2, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Arab League’s Secretary General Nabil Araby condemned “in the strongest terms” the attacks on Saudi Embassy in Iran’s capital Tehran and the kingdom’s consulate in the city of Mashhad, the League’s statement said Sunday.

Smoke rises from Saudi Arabia's embassy during a demonstration in Tehran January 2, 2016 - Sputnik International
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CAIRO (Sputnik) On Saturday, demonstrators protesting in Iran against the execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by Riyadh attacked the Saudi embassy and the consulate.

“The League's Secretary General Nabil Araby condemned in the strongest terms the attacks on the Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Tehran and its Consulate in Mashhad, calling it a blatant violation of international conventions,” the statement said.

According to the statement, Araby stressed that Iran must respect the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of the Arab countries.

On Saturday, the Saudi Interior Ministry announced the execution of al-Nimr, an outspoken critic of the Saudi monarchy, along with 46 other people convicted of terrorism.

Later on Saturday, Tehran, as well as some other regional and international powers, condemned the move.

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