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Protests Over Shia Cleric Execution by Saudi Arabia Erupt in India

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A mass protest outside the Saudi embassy is ongoing in New Delhi in the wake of the execution of prominent Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by Riyadh, a... 04.01.2016, Sputnik International

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Protests Over Shia Cleric Execution by Saudi Arabia Erupt in India

11:55 GMT 04.01.2016 (Updated: 12:07 GMT 04.01.2016)

© REUTERS / Stringer Indian police officers wield their batons against Kashmiri Shi'ite Muslims during a protest against the execution of cleric Nimr al-Nimr, who was executed along with others in Saudi Arabia, in Srinagar January 3, 2016

Indian police officers wield their batons against Kashmiri Shi'ite Muslims during a protest against the execution of cleric Nimr al-Nimr, who was executed along with others in Saudi Arabia, in Srinagar January 3, 2016 - Sputnik International

A mass protest outside the Saudi embassy is ongoing in New Delhi in the wake of the execution of prominent Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by Riyadh, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene.

NEW DELHI (Sputnik) — Police are using water cannons to disperse the crowd.

Protest at Lucknow (India) under the guidance of Maulana @kalbejawad over the unjust execution of Sheikh #Nimr pic.twitter.com/EqqLt9zSQP
— Zeeshan Haider Rizvi (@xeeshan313) 4 января 2016

Protest was organized by Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Hind, the all-India organization of Shia clerics, and All-India Shia Muslim Personal Law Board.

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. The move triggered protests in Iran, where demonstrators attacked the Saudi embassy in capital Tehran and the consulate in the city of Mashhad.