US warns of possible attacks against its consulate or US entry points in northern Mexican city

[harvey007]

Source: Washington Post

MEXICO CITY — The U.S. consulate in a Mexican border city warns that a drug cartel may be targeting its facilities or other U.S. entry points and is urging Americans there to be vigilant.

The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez says information of a possible attack came after the recent capture of key members of cartels active in the city across the border from El Paso, Texas.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/us-warns-of-possible-attacks-against-its-consulate-or-us-entry-points-in-northern-mexican-city/2011/07/16/gIQAxYKOII_story.html

[northoftheborder]

1. this is serious, frightning.

[rabs]

2. This is the Emergency Message issued Friday

Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Chihuahua (Mexico), Threats of Violence Against U.S. Government Interests
Crime
Western Hemisphere > Mexico > Ciudad Juarez
7/15/2011
U.S. Consulate General Ciudad Juarez released the following Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens on July 15, 2011:

The U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez is issuing this Emergency Message for U.S. citizens in the state of Chihuahua (“Emergency Messages” were formerly known as “Warden Messages”). The Consulate has distributed the following message to our staff:

Mexican authorities have captured key members of the cartels active in Juarez. These successes also bring with them the potential for an increase in violence. The cartels may seek to retaliate and increase their attacks against rival cartel members, Mexican law enforcement and/or the public in general.

Information has come to light that suggests a cartel may be targeting the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez or U.S. Ports of Entry. In the past, cartels have been willing to utilize car bombs in attacks. We ask American citizens to remain vigilant.

If the Consulate should receive any credible threat information that provides a specific time and place, that information will be disseminated immediately.

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Any U.S. citizen who crosses from El Paso into Juarez these days is playing with fire.