Russia says U.S. actions towards its consulates are 'state hooliganism'

[September 05, 2017]    XIAMEN, China (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday that Washington's actions towards Russian diplomatic facilities in the United States could be described as "state hooliganism".

The Russian flag waves in the wind on the rooftop of the Consulate General of Russia in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 2, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

"I am inclined to call what is happening state hooliganism," he told reporters at a BRICS summit in China.

(Reporting by Denis Pinchuk; writing by Polina Devitt; editing by Maria Kiselyova and Jack Stubbs)

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