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Iranian
protesters on January 2, 2016 set fire to the Saudi Embassy in Tehran during a
demonstration against the execution of Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi authorities
©Mohammadreza Nadimi (ISNA/AFP)
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Saudi Arabia broke off
diplomatic ties with Iran on Sunday after protesters ransacked its embassy in
Tehran to protest the execution of a Shiite cleric whose killing has sparked
fury. Saudi
Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir made the announcement at a news conference in
Riyadh, and said Iranian diplomats had 48 hours to leave the kingdom.
