U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton�s convoy was hit with red paint by anti-U.S. activists in the Philippines on Wednesday.

A vehicle Clinton was traveling with was targeted by activists angry at U.S. involvement in the country, reports the BBC.

About 50 activists employed a �paint ambush� to protest legislation that allows U.S. troops in the Philippines to avoid criminal prosecution, said the British news service.

According to Aksyon, a 24 hour news channel in the Philippines, the activists managed to stop the convoy after Clinton left a meeting with President Benigno Aquino III.

The left-wing activists managed to run past traffic police and caught the convoy�s security detail by surprise. The vehicles were forced to turn back before the activists were removed by police and troops.

(Source: Politico)