MEXICO – A US Consulate has come under explosives attack hours before highprofile visits.
The US consulate in Mexico’s second city, Guadalajara, was attacked withexplosives hours before a visit to the country by Vice President Mike Penceand first daughter Ivanka Trump, authorities said Saturday.
The explosion late Friday night damaged a wall but caused no injuries, theysaid.
“The investigation has been handed over to federal authorities, who willgive information on developments in due time,” the prosecutor’s office forthe western state of Jalisco, where Guadalajara is located, said on Twitter.
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The attack occurred just before Pence and President Donald Trump’s daughterand adviser Ivanka flew into Mexico City on Saturday morning at the head ofa high-level US delegation attending the inauguration of Mexico’s newpresident, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
