The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Saudi Arabian charge d'affaires to Tehran to protest the execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al Nimr, Press TV reported.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Saturday conveyed the Islamic Republic’s protest to Ahmed al Muwallid over Nimr’s execution.

Nimr was executed alongside three other Shi'ites and dozens of alleged al Qaeda members.

Source: MENA