Bomb explodes at U.S. Consulate in Mexico

Published: April 11, 2010 at 9:29 AM

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico, April 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, has closed indefinitely after somebody hurled an explosive device over a fence, officials said.

The device detonated Friday night, shattering windows in the consulate, across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas, but no one was injured, the U.S. embassy said.

The consulate said in a statement on its Web site it "will reopen when we are confident that we have adequate security to keep our visitors safe."

The New York Times reports the incident has renewed fears that violent Mexican drug traffickers may be targeting the U.S. government, which has supported President Felipe Calderon's anti-drug crusade.

The Mexican Attorney General of the Republic said it was looking at security-camera video and examining other evidence but did not give details about the device, which exploded about 11 p.m. local time Friday.

The incident comes after the shooting deaths last month of three people, including two Americans, linked to the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, another town beset by violence and drug trafficking.

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