Posted on 03/14/2022 6:08:37 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
The U.S. consulate in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo will close temporarily after it was hit by gunfire overnight, and trailers were set ablaze on roads downtown after a gang leader's arrest, authorities said on Monday.
Shots against the consulate and Mexican military premises were reported amid gunfighting and pursuits in parts of the city that lies opposite Laredo, Texas, the ministry of public security in the state of Tamaulipas said in a statement.
Suspected gang members paralyzed traffic in Nuevo Laredo early Monday by blocking roads with spike strips and setting fire to trailer trucks, the statement said.
The U.S. consulate advised its employees to stay indoors and urged U.S. citizens to do the same or avoid the area. The consulate will be temporarily closed to the public, the Mexican government said later in a statement.
A senior Tamaulipas official told Reuters there was at least one "collateral" fatality due to the violence.
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OMG, this is a disaster!
What will Mexican citizens now resort to if they cannot go to their local consulate to apply for a US entry visa?
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