WASHINGTON, Shawwal 03, 1437, July 08, 2016, SPA -- The United States last month expelled two Russian officials in response to an attack on an American diplomat by a Russian policeman in Moscow, the State Department said Friday, according to AP. The officials were expelled June 17, department spokesman John Kirby told reporters. He didn't immediately provide additional information. Kirby said the American was attacked June 6 by a Russian guard outside the U.S. Embassy compound. Kirby said the attack was "unprovoked and it endangered the safety of our employee." The Russian Foreign Ministry claims the American was a CIA agent and he refused to provide his identification documents. Moscow says the policeman was fulfilling his duties defending the embassy. Kirby disputed those statements. "The Russian claim that the policeman was protecting the embassy from an unidentified individual is simply untrue," he told reporters. --SPA 23:05 LOCAL TIME 20:05 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w