Alwaght- Iranian protesters
gathered in front of the Saudi mission in Tehran on Saturday. On late March,
two teenagers Iranian pilgrims were sexually harassed by the Saudi police in
Jeddah Airport. Saudi police insulting behavior towards Iranian Umrah Hajj pilgrims
is not unprecedented.
Protestors called on the Saudi
authorities to punish rapists, and demanded the Saudi King apologize. They also
urged the closure of the Saudi embassy in Tehran and expulsion of the Saudi
charge de' affairs.
According to According to Fars
News Agency, protestors chanted slogans against the Saudi regime, and called
for halting the Iranians' visit to Saudi Arabia for Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca.
"Today, the Iranian nation
has gathered in front of the ISIL-affiliated Saudi embassy to show solidarity
with the two Iranian teenagers who were insulted, to make the al-Saud hear our
protest, and they demand the embassy's closure within the next 48 hours and
immediate expulsion of the Saudi embassy's charge de' affairs," a
statement issued by the protestors said.
Also, two of the young protestors
climbed the walls of the Saudi embassy and mounted the Iranian flag and a number
of placards on the wall.
A minor conflict also erupted
between the protestors and the law enforcement police which ended soon.
The gathering wrapped up after 4
hours.
