Clinton condemns 'unjustified' attack on envoy

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is condemning an attack on the top US envoy to Syria as wholly unjustified.Clinton demanded on Thursday that the Syrian government fulfill its international obligations to protect all foreign diplomats and diplomatic properties after an angry mob pelted US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford and several aides with tomatoes and eggs as they visited a prominent opposition figure. Neither Ford nor his aides were injured but several armored embassy vehicles were badly damaged before Syrian security forces arrived and were able to escort them to safety.Ford has been an outspoken critic of the Syrian government as it continues a brutal crackdown against reform protestors.The Obama administration has called for President Bashar Assad to step down.