The U.S. ambassador to Venezuela's motorcade was pelted with fruits, vegetables and eggs by backers of President Hugo Chavez as police did nothing, a U.S. embassy spokesman said. No one was hurt.
The incident occurred after U.S. Ambassador William Brownfield distributed baseball equipment to little leaguers in a baseball stadium in a working class neighborhood in the capital of Caracas, said U.S. Embassy spokesman Brian Penn in a telephone interview. Supporters of Chavez, including an official who identified himself as a member of Caracas Mayor Juan Barreto's staff, demanded Brownfield leave, Penn said. On their departure, the ambassador and his four-car motorcade drove through an adjacent market where Chavez supporters began throwing produce and eggs. |