Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Ehtel Halliste said that the ambassador was physically attacked with a tear gas like substance sprayed into her face. The attack took place while Kaljurand was giving a press conference at the editorial office of the newspaper Argumenty in Fakty. At about noontime on wednesday, the ambassadorÂ’s car was surrounded by members of the radical pro-Kremlin Nashi (Ours) youth organization, who had gathered outside the press conference. The ambassador was not in the car at the time, and her driver said he would wait it out inside.