Iranians Hold Rallies to Condemn Saudi Crimes
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Thousands of Iranian people from every walk of life held protest rallies in various cities across the country on Friday to condemn the Saudi regime’s relentless crimes on the anniversary of a deadly crush of pilgrims that killed more than 460 Iranians in last year’s Hajj.
During the demonstrations, held after Friday Prayers in many cities, including capital Tehran, the Iranian worshippers voiced their outrage at the Al Saud for its failure to handle the Hajj pilgrimage.
Demonstrators also chanted slogans against Bahrain’s Al Khalifa regime for revoking the citizenship of prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim.
The tragic incident in last year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Mecca, killed over 7,000 pilgrims, including 465 Iranians.
The rallies were organized following recent remarks by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in condemnation of “murderous” Saudi regime over the deadly Mina crush.
In a message to the Hajj pilgrims posted on the Leader's official website on Monday, Ayatollah Khamenei said, “Instead of apology and remorse and judicial prosecution of those who were directly at fault in that horrifying event, Saudi rulers- with utmost shamelessness and insolence- refused to allow the formation of an international Islamic fact-finding committee.”
