Iran accuses Saudi of attacking embassy in Yemen

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IANS Tehran
Last Updated : Jan 07 2016 | 4:49 PM IST

Iran on Thursday accused Saudi warplanes of attacking the Iranian embassy in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen.

Some guards were injured in the attack, The Guardian reported citing state-run IRIB TV as saying.

"Saudi Arabia is responsible for the damage to the embassy building and the injury to some of its staff," foreign ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari was quoted as saying by state television news channel IRIB.

A spokesman from the Saudi-led coalition said it was investigating the claims.

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First Published: Jan 07 2016 | 4:44 PM IST

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