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.

``It could have been worse,'' Penn said. ``They could have been using grenades rather than eggs.''

Motorcyclists then chased the entourage for about four miles on Caracas' main east-west highway, at times pounding on the ambassador's car, Penn said. Police again did nothing, he said.
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Guess Dubya's government is making the US popular everywhere in the world. Lets hear it for Yanqui imperialism!:rolleyes:

Chavez has long been pissed at the US. This is event was not surprising at all.

If those same people had tossed objects at a Chavez motorcade they would have been arrested for unlawfully protesting against their own government.

Guess Dubya's government is making the US popular everywhere in the world. Lets hear it for Yanqui imperialism!:rolleyes:

I think this has more to do with Chavez than it does with Bush. But of course, you blame everthing on the RebubliKKKans and Bush. :rolleyes: