Iranian protesters storm Saudi embassy, foreign ministry calls for calm

Lesley Hauler
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DUBAI (Reuters) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry called for calm in the early hours of Sunday after police dispersed angry protesters who had stormed Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran.

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Demonstrators broke into the embassy and started fires before being cleared away by the police, Iran's ISNA news agency reported, after gathering there to denounce the kingdom for executing a prominent Shi'ite cleric on Saturday.

The ministry issued a statement calling on protesters to respect the diplomatic premises, according to the Entekhab news website.

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