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Saudi Arabia has condemned an attack on its embassy in Damascus by supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The Saudi and Qatari embassies were stormed by crowds after both countries voted to suspend Syria from meetings of the Arab League.
Saudi Arabia accused Syria's government of failing to take sufficient measures to stop the attack on its building.
The Arab League vote came after Syria failed to end a violent crackdown on opposition protesters.
Syrian authorities said the vote violated the league's charter, and accused it of serving a "Western and American agenda".
As the result became known on Saturday, groups of protesters gathered outside both the Saudi and Qatari embassies in the Syrian capital.
The French and Turkish consulates in the city of Latakia were also attacked, Reuters news agency reports.
The Saudi state news agency SPA said hundreds of Syrian government supporters threw rocks at its embassy. Some managed to get in, smashing windows and ransacking the building.
