Explosives attack at U.S. Consulate in Mexico

The U.S. Consulate in Mexico’s second city, Guadalajara, was attacked with explosives hours before a visit to the country by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and first daughter Ivanka Trump, authorities said Saturday. The explosion late Friday night damaged a wall but caused no injuries, they said.

“The investigation has been handed over to federal authorities, who will give information on developments in due time,” the prosecutor’s office for the western state of Jalisco, where Guadalajara is located, said on Twitter.

The attack ocurred just before Pence and U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter and adviser Ivanka flew into Mexico City on Saturday morning at the head of a high-level U.S. delegation attending the inauguration of Mexico’s new president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Prosecution sources said a person threw an explosive device at the building and ran away. The suspect was caught on video by security cameras.