Indonesia filed a diplomatic protest with Saudi Arabia and summoned its ambassador in Jakarta for clarification.

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Then there is the politely-worded diplomatic protest, after which the furor dies down.

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The mill started operating during the summit, prompting an Argentine diplomatic protest.

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That provoked a diplomatic protest from Cuba, and the first government-organised anti-American rallies across the island since illness forced Fidel Castro to step down as president in 2006.

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That incident prompted a diplomatic protest from Japan.

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The court reacted by issuing a travel ban on Mr. Mancini, a move that led to howls of protest from Italy and the European Union as being against norms of diplomatic immunity.

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The court reacted to their failure to return by issuing a travel ban on Mr. Mancini, a move that led to howls of protest from Italy and the European Union as being against norms of diplomatic immunity.

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