U.S. Consulate in Mexico guarded after attack

Authorities are unsure whether the Saturday night attack on the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, Mexico, was the work of drug gangs or terrorists. MONTERREY, Mexico -- Additional police guarded the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey on Monday as investigators analyzed a security video in search of assailants who shot at the building and threw a grenade that failed to explode. 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... [read full story]