Iran: Culprits behind Saudi Embassy attack imprisoned

Iran: Culprits behind Saudi Embassy attack imprisoned
This Jan. 3, 2016 photo shows Iranian protesters set fire to the Saudi embassy in Tehran, Iran. (AP)
Updated 01 May 2016
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Iran: Culprits behind Saudi Embassy attack imprisoned

Iran: Culprits behind Saudi Embassy attack imprisoned

TEHRAN: Iran has jailed those who stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran in early January. According Ali Jannati, Iran’s culture minister, the “perpetrators who stormed the embassy… were arrested and are now in prison.” The Fars, news agency did not name the identities or number of people detained. He said: “Tehran wants to find reasonable and balanced relations based on multilateral cooperation with the countries of the region.”