TEHRAN, Nov 28_Iraqi authorities have announced curfew in the holy city of Najaf after masked assailants attacked and set fire on the Iranian consulate.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club(YJC)_The rioters entered the compound and torched the entire consulate building late Wednesday, police and civil defense sources said.
The staff members at the Iranian consulate had been evacuated under heavy protection just before the building was set on fire, according to the Iraqi police.
According to reports, nearly 50 security forces sustained injuries during the clashes with the masked assailants.
Shortly after the incident, the Iraqi authorities declared curfew in the city and closed the roads linking the city with neighboring provinces.
Israeli journalist and political analyst Edy Cohen took to his Twitter account immediately after the attack on the Iranian consulate, and asked his followers which one they would choose: peaceful demonstrations or subversive ones when it came to countering Iran.
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