Angry crowds have attacked diplomatic buildings in the Libyan 

capital Tripoli in response to reports that one of Colonel Gaddafi’s

 sons was killed in a NATO airstrike.

 The Italian and American embassies along with the UN

 mission were also targeted. The British embassy was

 completely burnt out, prompting the government in London 

to expel the Libyan ambassador. The British Foreign Office 

Minister Alistair Burt defended that decision.

Protecting diplomatic premises is a fundamental

 in relations between nations. It’s governed by the Vienna Convention.

 And the government there is responsible for the safety of

 those premises. It is a very strong breach of international

 protocol and it's an example of other breaches 

of international protocol which the regime has been involved in.

 So it is entirely right and appropriate that the Libyan ambassador is expelled.