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U.S. Consulate Shuts in Mexico as Shots Fired Nearby

U.S. Consulate Shuts in Mexico as Shots Fired Nearby
Written by ebrahimi
Friday, 17 October 2008


Gunmen fired shots near a U.S. consulate in northern Mexico on Thursday, days after a similar attack on the building and officials suspended visa services. According to Reuters, a U.S. consular official who declined to be named said "Shots were fired in the vicinity of the consulate general. We don't know if shots were fired at the consulate."

Mexican police swarmed around the building in the city of Monterrey and U.S. federal investigators scoured the area for evidence. Unknown gunmen shot at the building over the weekend and threw a grenade that did not explode.

The consulate, which processes immigrant visas for Mexicans and provides services to U.S. citizens in Mexico, is expected to reopen on Friday.

http://english.irib.ir/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15599

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