DAMASCUS, Syria — US Marines were forced to intervene Monday after a crowd of protesters loyal to President Bashar al Assad broke into the grounds of the US embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus.
A crowd of protesters breached the walls of the compound but were unable to enter the embassy building itself after US Marines intervened, FOX News Channel reported, citing a State Department spokesman.
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The US and French ambassadors angered the Syrian regime last week when they visited the flashpoint city of Hama, scene of some of the biggest protests against Assad’s rule.
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