Nov 16 2011
Huffington Post: Philippines, Hillary Clinton Convoy Hit With Red Paint
Angry anti-U.S. protesters in the Philippines targeted Hillary Clinton’s convoy today, splattering it with red paint, the BBC reports.
About 50-60 people managed to “paint ambush” Clinton’s vehicle as it drove past. Politico reports that the activists were able to bypass traffic police and catch the convoy off guard, forcing it to turn back.
According to the BBC, the activists were protesting the Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the United States, which allows U.S. troops to remain under U.S. jurisdiction while in the Philippines.
The attack comes a day after the U.S. Secretary of State was photo-bombed in Hawaii by a man carrying a torch and donning only a loin cloth.
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