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After Saudi Embassy attack in Iran, top security officials fired

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has made a point of holding top security officials responsible for allowing the attack on the Saudi Embassy.

Arash Karami
Arash Karami
Jan 11, 2016
Smoke rises from Saudi Arabia's embassy during a demonstration in Tehran January 2, 2016. Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran early on Sunday morning as Shi'ite Muslim Iran reacted with fury to Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shi'ite cleric. REUTERS/TIMA/Mehdi Ghasemi/ISNA ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKE
Smoke rises from the Saudi Embassy during a demonstration in Tehran, Jan. 2, 2016. Iranian protesters stormed the embassy in Tehran as Shiite Muslim Iran reacted with fury to Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric. — REUTERS

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