{"id":15906,"date":"2016-01-02T17:24:10","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T22:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=15906"},"modified":"2016-01-02T17:24:10","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T22:24:10","slug":"protesters-storm-set-fire-to-saudi-embassy-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=15906","title":{"rendered":"Protesters Storm, Set Fire To Saudi Embassy In Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-author u-textTruncate h-card p-author\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<h3 class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2016-01-02\/protesters-storm-set-fire-saudi-embassy-iran\" target=\"_blank\">Protesters Storm, Set Fire To Saudi Embassy In Iran<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"tabs\">Earlier today, Saudi Arabia\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2016-01-02\/saudi-arabia-carries-out-largest-mass-execution-25-years-after-beheadings-soar-2015\">announced it had staged<\/a>\u00a0its largest mass execution in 25 years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>43 al-Qaeda conspirators were killed along with 4 Shiites accused of shooting policemen in the anti-government protests which broke out during the Arab Spring.\u00a0<strong>Among the Shiites killed: prominent cleric Nimr al-Nimr.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His death drew sharp criticism from Iran and Hezbollah with the latter calling the execution a \u201cgrave mistake.\u201d Protests erupted in the Qatif district of Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Eastern Province as well as in Bahrain, where hundreds\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2016-01-02\/protesters-set-streets-fire-bahrain-after-saudis-kill-top-shiite-cleric\">took to the streets<\/a>, burning tires and braving tear gas fired by police. As we reported earlier today, protesters had also converged on the Saudi embassy in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Now, in what looks like a repeat of the Iran Hostage Crisis,\u00a0<strong>the protesters in Tehran have reportedly broken into the Saudi embassy and set it ablaze with Molotov cocktails.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-author u-textTruncate h-card p-author\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-author u-textTruncate h-card p-author\" data-scribe=\"component:author\"><a class=\"Tweet-authorLink Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hassanvand\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\"><span class=\"Tweet-authorAvatar Identity-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar u-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/628486744304955392\/rjZIrICT_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/628486744304955392\/rjZIrICT_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/628486744304955392\/rjZIrICT_normal.jpg\" \/><\/span><span class=\"Tweet-authorName Identity-name p-name customisable-highlight\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">Sobhan Hassanvand<\/span>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--verified \" title=\"Verified Account\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"Tweet-authorLink Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hassanvand\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\"><span class=\"Tweet-authorVerifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/span><\/span><span class=\"Tweet-authorScreenName Identity-screenName p-nickname\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@Hassanvand<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">RIGHT NOW: Saudi embassy in Tehran on fire after stormed by protesters over exec execution of Shiite leader al-Nimr <a class=\"PrettyLink link media customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k92bTkh5hb\" data-pre-embedded=\"true\" data-scribe=\"\">pic.twitter.com\/k92bTkh5hb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-author u-textTruncate h-card p-author\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><a class=\"Tweet-authorLink Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hassanvand\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\"><span class=\"Tweet-authorAvatar Identity-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar u-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/628486744304955392\/rjZIrICT_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/628486744304955392\/rjZIrICT_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/628486744304955392\/rjZIrICT_normal.jpg\" \/><\/span><span class=\"Tweet-authorName Identity-name p-name customisable-highlight\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">Sobhan Hassanvand<\/span>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--verified \" title=\"Verified Account\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"Tweet-authorLink Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hassanvand\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\"><span class=\"Tweet-authorVerifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/span><\/span><span class=\"Tweet-authorScreenName Identity-screenName p-nickname\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@Hassanvand<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Video shows pro<\/p>\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">protesters inside Saudi embassy in Tehran<\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hassanvand\/status\/683399084816793600\" data-datetime=\"2016-01-02T21:26:53+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\">4:26 PM &#8211; 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