U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, Mexico, heightens guard after attack
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Additional police guarded the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey as investigators analyzed a security video in search of assailants who over the weekend shot at the building and threw a grenade that failed to explode, reports the Associated Press.
Two men attacked the consulate in northern Mexico about midnight Saturday when it was closed, the consulate said in a statement. Nobody was hurt in the assault, which left the gate pockmarked. Six spent .45-caliber casings were found at the scene. It was not clear if the attack was related to a wave of violence by drug gangs, and there was no evidence it was related to political terrorism, although fears persist that international terrorists might use Mexico to attack U.S. interests. Officials were analyzing the consulate’s security video but had no suspects and had not determined a motive. The consulate increased security and expressed ‘profound concern.’
Read more about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Monterrey here.
-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City
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