UK summons Syrian ambassador, alleges intimidation

Britain's Foreign Office says it has summoned Syria's ambassador amid reports that a diplomat at his embassy has been intimidating Syrian protesters in the UK.

Britain's Foreign Office says it has summoned Syria's ambassador amid reports that a diplomat at his embassy has been intimidating Syrian protesters in the UK.

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It says the ministry's Middle East director Christian Turner expressed strong concerns to Sami Khiyami on Tuesday about the reports.

Turner said the alleged intimidation, if true, amounts to a "clear breach of acceptable behavior."

The Foreign Office said last week it was made aware of claims that Syria's embassy has had photographs taken of protesters involved in anti-regime rallies in the U.K., and that those images have been shown to demonstrators' families in Syria in an attempt to harass them.