(Jerusalem Post) Janine Zacharia - A U.S. embassy political officer who had been watching a demonstration by reformers outside the Syrian parliament Monday in Damascus was detained and held for an hour by Syrian authorities. U.S. Ambassador to Syria Margaret Scobey strongly protested the detention. Syrian security officials apologized to the U.S. for the breach of diplomatic practice, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said Monday. "Our embassy in Damascus has protested this incident in the strongest terms. The detention of diplomats, no matter how brief, is a clear violation of Vienna Conventions. It is not acceptable," Boucher said.
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