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US blames Syria for not protecting embassies

The United States blamed Syria on Saturday for not protecting the Danish and Norwegian embassies that were torched by protesters angered about the depiction of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) in cartoons. ... “The United States condemns in the strongest terms the burning of the Danish and Norwegian embassies in Damascus, Syria today, which also damaged the Chilean and Swedish embassies,” White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.

“The government of Syria’s failure to provide protection to diplomatic premises, in the face of warnings that violence was planned, is inexcusable,” ... The US State Department has told the Syrian ambassador that Syria must protect all foreign embassies and citizens in Damascus from attack, ...