US to call in Syrian diplomat over embassy attack

The US State Department plans to call in Syria's senior diplomat in Washington to complain about an attack on the US embassy in Damascus, a US official said on Monday.

"We are calling in the Syrian charge (d'affaires) to complain," said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity, saying no US personnel were injured in the attack. "We feel they failed (in their responsibility to protect US diplomats). We are going to condemn their slow response." (Reuters)