Saudi condemn Syria over attack on embassy

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Sunday condemned an attack by angry protesters on its embassy in Damascus, blaming the Syrian government for a security lapse, the Saudi state news agency reported.

"The Syrian forces did not carry out the necessary measures to stop" the demonstrators, a foreign ministry official was quoted as saying by SPA news agency.

"The Saudi government strongly condemns this incident and holds the Syrian authorities responsible for the security and protection of all Saudi interests in Syria," said the unnamed official.

The attack on the Saudi embassy on Saturday evening was triggered by the Arab League's suspension of Syria over its failure to honour a deal to end a bloody crackdown on anti-regime protesters.