Two Men Attack Us Consulate in Mexico
Two men who attacked the US consulate in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey remain at large, government officials said today.
A Mexican government official said one of the men had opened fire on the consulate. The other threw a grenade at the building but it failed to explode, according to a newspaper report.
A spokeswoman for the attorney general's office said bullet casings had been found outside the consulate but there were no witnesses and no one was in custody.
Citing a US embassy statement, the newspaper El Universal said the attack happened before dawn yesterday.
A Mexican government official said one of the men had opened fire on the consulate. The other threw a grenade at the building but it failed to explode, according to a newspaper report.
A spokeswoman for the attorney general's office said bullet casings had been found outside the consulate but there were no witnesses and no one was in custody.
Citing a US embassy statement, the newspaper El Universal said the attack happened before dawn yesterday.
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