Photo: Thousands People Gathered in Liberty Stadium in Tehran in Support of Bahraini People / Iran & Saudi Arabia Football Match

3 May 2011 - 19:30

News ID: 239876

Hundreds of Iranian protesters chanting "death to Saudi" clashed with police and were forcibly removed during Piroozi's Asian Champions League 3-2 victory over Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad on Tuesday.

TEHRAN, Iran (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Hundreds of Iranian protesters chanting "death to Saudi" clashed with police and were forcibly removed during Piroozi's Asian Champions League 3-2 victory over Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad on Tuesday.

An eyewitness told The Associated Press two protesters were seriously injured and one detained after police expelled the demonstrators in the second half. The semiofficial Fars news agency said police detained several protesters.